The Syrian Regime Is Ready For An American Attack

Syria’s Assad Regime Prepares for an American Assault -- Time

In Syria, anti-aircraft missiles are at the ready. Army battalions have been broken up and relocated from barracks to university dorms and sensitive materiel has been moved to the basements of private residences. As U.S. President Barack Obama courts Congressional approval for a proposed attack on Syrian security installations in response to the alleged use of chemical weapons, the regime is responding with defensive measures that could change the face of the war, according to rebel commanders and witnesses inside the country.

As the UN refugee agency announces its two millionth refugee to flee across Syria’s border to the relative safety of exile Tuesday morning, it is looking increasingly unlikely that the estimated seven million Syrians, or one third of the population, that have been forced from their homes by more than two years of war will return anytime soon. Syrian President Bashar Assad has turned the delay in American action to his advantage, trumpeting what he calls a victory in an interview with France’s Le Figaro newspaper and warning darkly of “chaos,” “extremism” and “regional war” should the U.S. press ahead with attacks.

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Update: Syria is said to be hiding weapons, moving troops -- AP

My Comment: The Syrians have prepared themselves .... and my prediction is that they will survive if the American air campaign is short and limited.