Posted on 08/31/2013 3:44:27 PM PDT by SLB
(BEFORE IT'S NEWS) -- Is Barack Obama in his completely insane move of attempting to start World War 3 TRYING to get America and our Navy destroyed? Russia has just sent their most advanced anti-ship missiles to Syria in a clear warning that any attack against Syria will not go unanswered.
The New York Times quotes unnamed US officials as saying the missiles could be used to counter any potential future foreign military intervention in Syria.
The P-800 Oniks Russian П-800 Оникс; English Onyx, also known in export markets as Yakhont, English ruby or sapphire, is a Russian/Soviet supersonic anti-ship cruise missile developed by NPO Mashinostroyeniya as a ramjet version of P-80 Zubr. Its GRAU designation is 3M55. Development reportedly started in 1983, and by 2001 allowed the launch of the missile from land, sea, air and submarine. The missile has the NATO reporting codename SS-N-26. It is reportedly a replacement for the P-270 Moskit, but possibly also for the P-700 Granit. The P-800 was reportedly used as the basis for the joint Russian-Indian supersonic missile the BrahMos.
Yeah, there’s no doubt about that. The damned Muslim Brotherhood wants to take over the entire world. And Obama sympathizes with them. But he’s still a full-blown Marxist idiot first. If he could duplicate Stalin’s efforts, he’d be right there.
Agreement Jim and am up beyond my bedtime. One additional point, in the form of a question, and I’ll digress and go rest. Beginning to come close to the midnight hour on the east side. What do you believe our nation’s chances are for avoiding the conflict in Syria? I give us about 40 - 60 after today. 40 - we go ... 60 - we don’t go. Wish the odds were less on this side of the Mississippi. May have given out too much information the odds makers in Nevada may have intercepted this communication.
I just don’t know. But if Obama stupidly starts throwing missiles around, it could get nasty real quick. I believe Putin and the others are preparing for the worst.
I agree, but worse than that he’s been told his whole life he’s a genius, so who’s he going to believe now? I hope we can clean this up in a decade. I like your optimism.
Responsible? He has never been held responsible for anything.
The kenyan’s change of mind is likely due to Putin informing that any US warship attacking Syria will be blown out of the water by whatever means available to the Russians, no exceptions on weaponry to be used.
The resident must have concluded that the cost is too high.
They sent a number of these Yahkont missiles to Syria...but a few weeks ago the Israelis destroyed them there at the port.
Now, I am not aware of more being sent, but if that is what this is, then they are dangerous. However, our Tomahawk missiles far outrange these missiles and Syria would have to launch them from coastal launchers because I do not believe they have the subsystems necessary to launch them from their Mig-29s or SU-24s. I know there Navy is incapable of launching them.
What can we do you ask......
What would Jefferson advise?
“A people unwilling to use extreme violent force to obtain or preserve their liberty deserve the tyrants that rule them.”
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