Dempsey Lays Out Various US Military Options in Syria -- Defense News
After months of political sparring on Capitol Hill and cautious comments by US military leaders over the possibilities for military intervention in the bloody Syrian conflict, lawmakers have now received their first public military assessment from Pentagon leadership.
In a letter to Senate Armed Services Chairman Carl Levin, D-Mich., Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Martin Dempsey offered a rather gloomy view of what it would take for the United States to set up a “no-fly zone” over parts of Syria.
Dempsey wrote that start up costs would initially be about $500 million, but could quickly rise to $1 billion per month due to the “hundreds of ground- and sea-based aircraft, intelligence and electronic warfare support, and enablers for refueling and communications” that would be required to sustain such an effort.
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