Friday, December 7, 2012

What Pentagon Assets Can Be Used Against Syria's Chemical Sites?


What Assets Could U.S. Military Use Against Syrian Chemical Sites? -- Voice of America

Western security experts say the U.S. military has three principal methods for carrying out a potential operation to secure or destroy Syria's suspected chemical weapons sites.

One option is to airlift U.S. ground forces into Syria with the goal of seizing and securing the sites, which are thought to be concentrated in the cities of Damascus, Hama, Homs and Latakia.

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My Comment: The primary course for the U.S. military will be to use it's naval air/missile assets, followed by aircraft from NATO bases. Iraq will not help. Jordan will want to stay neutral. Turkey will probably permit overflights and if the conflict intensifies .... use of their bases, especially since they are now receiving patriot missile batteries. I expect Israel to stay out for the simple reason that the 'optics' will look bad in the Arab world. I do not expect OS or NATO ground forces .... but I do expect special forces and CIA to enter Syria (if they are not there already).

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