Military’s Mideast Chief Has Plans to ‘Disrupt’ Syrian Chemical Weapons -- Danger Room
Marine Gen. James Mattis, the outgoing commander of U.S. troops in the Middle East and South Asia, told a Senate panel on Tuesday that he’s got “options prepared” to secure Syria’s deadly chemical arsenal.
Mattis conceded that it would be “very difficult” to prevent a chemical attack by dictator Bashar Assad’s forces. But Mattis told the Senate Armed Services Committee that after his forces detected an initial chemical attack, they might “disrupt” a poison-gas onslaught and “might be able to further affect their transfer or use.”
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Update: U.S. efforts on Iran not working, Syria planning underway: Mattis -- Reuters
My Comment: The general admits that the situation on the ground in Syria is very complicated. He also clearly does not feel comfortable in giving weapons to the Syrian rebels .... a position that I also share. With the Jihadists now intertwined with the Syrian rebel movement on almost every level .... it would be difficult to tell who is who .... especially when you are giving away sophisticated weaponry.
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