How A US Strike On Syria Might Look

Demonstrators protest against Syria's President Bashar al-Assad in Habeet, near Idlib, June 1, 2012. REUTERS/Shaam News Network/Handout

How A US Strike On Syria Might Look: Cyberwar Could Play Key Role -- Christian Science Monitor

The Pentagon is planning for a military operation in Syria, which could include a cyberattack on its air defenses. But analysts warn that intervention could spark a costly civil war.

With the US stepping up its rhetoric against the Assad regime and the killing of civilians in Syria, the Pentagon is engaged in contingency planning for a military operation there that could include a cyberwarfare attack.

But even as military planners voice optimism that the US possesses the vast technical superiority and tactical ingenuity to overcome Syria’s robust air defenses and air force, defense analysts warn that Western military intervention could cause Syria to erupt in a civil war that would eclipse the Iraq war in devastation and mayhem.

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My Comment: They can plan for a Syrian attack all they want .... but bottom line .... there is no sentiment to launch such an attack in any western capital.