Monday, September 15, 2014

President Obama Threatens Retailiation If Syria Shoots At US Military Flights

An undated handout photo distributed by Syrian News Agency (SANA) on July 9, 2012 shows a missile being launched from a mobile platform during a live ammunitions exercise by Syrian air defence forces in an undisclosed location. (File Photo: Reuters)

Report: Obama Would Retaliate If Syria Shoots At US Military Flights -- The Hill

President Obama recently vowed to retaliate against Syrian President Bashar Assad if Syrian forces shoot at U.S. military planes, according to The New York Times.

In meetings with foreign policy experts, former government officials, journalists and columnists over the last week, Obama reportedly was heard saying that the campaign against the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) wouldn’t be immediately satisfying.

“This isn’t going to be fireworks over Baghdad,” Obama was quoted as saying by a source, the Times reported.

The newspaper interviewed 10 people who spoke with Obama in the days leading up his prime-time address to the nation Wednesday.

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Update: Obama threatens to hit Assad air defenses: report -- Al Arabiya

My Comment: I would take this warning as confirmation that the U.S. is going to launch airstrikes on Islamic State targets in Syria.

1 comment:

oldfatslow said...

Oh boy, another red line.
I'll bet Assad is quaking
in his sandals.

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