Stavridis: More Direct Engagement By US Could Turn Tide In Syria -- Stars And Stripes
STUTTGART, Germany — Adm. James Stavridis, NATO’s top military commander and head of U.S. European Command, told lawmakers Monday that a more aggressive posture by the U.S. and its allies could help break a stalemate in war-torn Syria
“My personal opinion is that would be helpful in breaking the deadlock and bringing down the regime,” Stavridis said during testimony before the Senate Armed Services Committee.
So far, the U.S. and NATO has refrained from providing lethal support to Syrian opposition forces, who have been engaged in a bloody two-year battle with the regime of Bashar al-Assad.
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Update: Top commander says NATO making contingency plans for possible military involvement in Syria -- Washington Post/AP
My Comment: General Stavridis appears to be speaking for himself because I doubt that most members of NATO want to be involved in Syria's civil war. France and Britain maybe .... everyone else a definite no. But is NATO preparing contingency plans .... probably. But planning and preparing is different than doing.
Update: This is not a surprise .... NATO head Anders Fogh Rasmussen is distancing himself from Syria's civil war.
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