Posted on 02/08/2012 10:51:12 PM PST by Ernest_at_the_Beach
The international community may be forced to 'militarise' the crisis in Syria unless president Bashar al-Assad stops the onsalught on his people, a senior US official warned on Wednesday.
The official from the State Department told The Daily Telegraph that while the White House wants to exhaust all its diplomatic options, the debate in Washington has shifted away from diplomacy and towards more robust action since Russia and China blocked a United Nations resolution condemning Syria.
The Pentagon’s Central Command has begun a preliminary internal review of US military capabilities in the region, which one senior official called a “scoping exercise” that would provide options for the president if and when they were requested.
The White House said it was talking to allies about holding a “Friends of Syria” meeting in the near future and was considering delivering humanitarian aid to affected areas in the country.
“We are, of course, looking at humanitarian assistance to the Syrian people, and we have for some time.
(Excerpt) Read more at telegraph.co.uk ...
Bad.
Sweet mother of pearl - don’t these fools learn anything?
Last revolt in Syria was in 1982 - and between 20K and 30K were killed by the father of the current ruler. We are a long way from those numbers today.
Who led the rebellion? Muslim Brotherhood.
Egypt - now run by the MB
Libya - MB
so, now we will hand this country over to the MB as well?
I think that has been the grand plan all along. Turn the whole Middle East over to the Muslim Brotherhood, one nation at a time. The rulers of the nations that are left, allies and foes of the United States alike, should start thinking of a safe place to retire.
Israel is being pushed further into the corner day by day. War is inevetable. The USA is no longer immune from great destruction.
9-11 will look like childs play.
Good grief! Don’t tell me the jug-eared knucklehead is going to throw our troops into another muzzie war!?! It is an election year isn’t it?
We have nothing in the Med...
Last revolt in Syria was in 1982 - and between 20K and 30K were killed by the father of the current ruler. We are a long way from those numbers today.
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Just south of us 30-60K have been killed and it is spilling over onto our soil. What is Obama going to do about that? Run a few guns?
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/dec/08/mexico-drug-wars-death-toll
What about the U.S. Sixth Fleet?
The Sixth Fleet participated in Libya.
Looks like things are getting a bit dicey regarding the little Lion’s future.
Just asking/.
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