You Freepers don't need to worry because Hussein and Hillary are in charge ... and the Muzzies absolutely love and obey them ... and they would never fill the warheads with chemicals and shoot these things at Israel!
One American official, who asked not to be identified because he was discussing classified information,
One American official, who asked not to be identified because he was discussing classified information,
One American official, who asked not to be identified because he was discussing classified information,
One American official, who asked not to be identified because he was discussing classified information,
One American official, who asked not to be identified because he was discussing classified information,
One American official, who asked not to be identified because he was discussing classified information,
Wow!!!!
Is Assad allowed to defend himself? I didn't think that was legal... /sarc
Now, it's just a matter of putting things together.
And then Obama makes his move.
NOTE: Assad doesn't actually have to do anything. But Obama can make the claim and it will be unquestioned, and then we've got boots on the ground and we're fighting shoulder-to-shoulder with al Qaeda, knocking over one of the last secular regimes in the Middle East.
This makes no sense ... SCUDs against what basically is a light infantry force? Unless they were chemically tipped there is zero military sense here. Those type weapons would be for fix large strategic targets and not for use in a conventional way against light infantry.
So if it happened there’s mre to this than is being reported or the government is pushing something for political ends knowing the word “SCUD” would get a reaction from the public.
Um, are these Saddam’s or Assad’s?
Depending on how old they are technologically, the warhead has a CEP (Circular Error Probability) of about half a mile. Meaning, it will hit within half a mile of where it is aimed. Explosive warheads are probably in the 2000 pound range meaning it will destroy the building it hits and damage to progressively lesser degrees surrounding buildings.
Two thoughts. He cant move the missiles into his chosen redoubt so he is using them up so they cant be used against him when he and the remaining Alawite supporters move to the area around the Russian occupied port. (The rebels are allowing convoys heading to this area to go unmolested to avoid a protracted fight for the capital. But they surely would stop obvious weapons that could be used against them from a distance. Also, the regime has been conducting ethnic cleansing in the region of the redoubt and on the projected new border.) Secondly, the scuds are only a terror weapon with no significant military value. I suspect that the rebels wont be impressed as theyve been about as terrorized as theyre likely to be and it will simply spur them to fight harder. But it will probably reduce their numbers for future conflicts with the Assad regime in its new home.
Another thought. The US official didnt give his name because he was discussing classified information. Are there no US officials with honor and integrity left?
By THOMAS L. FRIEDMAN
This was "Hama Rules" the real rules of Middle East politics and Hama Rules are no rules at all.
Double standard at work here. When Assad to defend himself fires scud missles into jihadist we condemn him for killing the civilians amongst which the jihadists are hiding. Notice we DON'T Condemn the jihadist for using civilians as shields.Now when we fire a Drone at a Jihadist is in house etc and have 'collateral damage" we condemn the jihadist for sheltering amongst civilians. But we are the "good" guys and are drone is a "good" drone doing good work.
NOTE THE DOUBLE STANDARDS -- When we do the same thing it is OK and good,but when Assad does it,it is evil and bad. In both cases the targets are Al Quaeda,Jihadists
Syria Fires Scud Missiles, Burning Bombs and Even Sea Mines at Rebels
What Syrias Scud missile launches tell us about the regimes thinking
Obama Is Not Happy About Syria Using SCUD Missiles Against the Rebels