We do have a carrier and some strike groups in the gulf... 
Posted on 06/03/2005 5:47:31 PM PDT by blam
Syria fires Scuds over Turkey 'to taunt US'
By Tim Butcher, Middle East Correspondent
(Filed: 04/06/2005)
Syria has staged a defiant display of strategic firepower by test-firing Scud missiles for the first time in four years, Israeli security sources said yesterday.
The officials, citing intelligence data, said the missiles, using North Korean technology and designed to carry chemical warheads, were launched last week from northern Syria.
One missile was fired towards the Mediterranean, the Israeli officials said, and broke up over the Turkish province of Hatay, shedding debris over two villages.
Israeli security sources said Syria's attempt to fire a missile over Turkey, a Nato country, was intended as a snub to America.
Washington has led a fierce campaign against Syria over the past year, blaming it for backing insurgents in Iraq and leading the chorus that forced Damascus to withdraw from Lebanon.
It is believed Israel has acquired film footage of the launches, which involved two Scud D variants, with a range of 400 miles, and one Scud B, with a range of 190 miles.
There have been suspicions that Syria has been buying missile technology from North Korea, and Israel will analyse what advances it has made in terms of targeting.
Any evidence that Syria can accurately launch Scud missiles, possibly with air-dispersed chemical weapons, raises dramatically the likelihood of pre-emptive Israeli military action.
When Israel was hit by Scuds launched by Saddam Hussein's regime in 1991, it was persuaded not to retaliate by evidence that the missiles were inaccurate and had modest payloads.
America was silent about the latest Syrian launches, but Turkey confirmed that missile debris had landed around two villages in the southern province of Hatay.
The Turkish foreign ministry said Syria had assured it that the incident was "just an accident'' during routine military training.
I think there will be a day of reckoning for Syria. To many warnings are being sent for there not to be.
We do have a carrier and some strike groups in the gulf...
He took those down when he wasn't a lame duck. We're just trying to appoint judges and get out of Iraq by 09. Where you been?
You are right. Never forget the 4th ID.
I will never forgive France, after all we did for them, for what they did about the Libya air-space denial with Reagan.
Likewise, I will never forgive Turkey. After the billions and billions we gave them, and after protecting them all these years, they screwed us and cost us lives.
Why we continue to consort with despicable nations is beyond comprehension. Our national leaders are as crazy as France and Turkey is deplorable.
hey they are neighbors, we are not. let them clean up their own back yards
Syria shot a scud over Turkey to snub the US?
Whatever.
Someone needs to inform Syria, in the immortal words of Jim Croce:
"Don't tug on Superman's cape..."
Very nicely put...
The next four years isn't about Judges.
Might as well throw Germany in with that group of pathetic weasels and ingrates. Spain is not far behind
Our president doesn't have the support to go into Syria. Not even in his own party. Everyone knows that.... including Syria.
Is there something that Syria knows (about sizing up Bush)that the rest of us have yet to learn?
Or could it be the "straw that breaks the camels back"?
Actually, the list should be who is not despicable. Of all the nations in the world, it is hard to come up with more than ten that are good and honorable friends.
I wouldn't be surprised if the Turks were teaming with Syria to taunt US. In fact, Syria enhanced its relationship with Turkey months ago. When our projectiles landed on Turkey long ago, there was a protest by the Turks, but I hear no news about protests against Syria for this case. I think the Turks have a great double standard to be soft on their anti-American Muslim brothers.
Well anyways, if they ever attempt it to land on Iraq, that will allow US and Iraq to fight together to raid Syria. Let them do it again.
Oh please - GWB is far from a lame duck CIC - It is all about reality and you simply don't understand it (from your comments above).
"Syria Fires Scuds Over Turkey 'To Taunt US'"
Oh, help. I'm taunted. I'm soooo taunted.
How do you get untaunted?
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