Posted on 07/23/2007 10:05:12 AM PDT by Nachum
(IsraelNN.com) Syria sees the next war with Israel as involving missile attacks on civilian infrastructure and front-line guerilla warfare, an anonymous senior official in the Syrian Ministry of Defense told Defense News Weekly, in an interview appearing Monday. Syria prefers to avoid a direct, "classic" confrontation with Israel, he said. Instead, the next war will involve Katyusha rocket and ballistic missiles that will target strategic points in Israel, especially civilian infrastructure.
The official said that the war will not be limited to a single strike, but will be protracted in nature. "This will be a war of attrition, which the Israelis are not good at," he explained. The conflict, he said, "will be more like a war between cities than a war on the battlefield."
According to Arab affairs expert Dr. Guy Bechor, the Syrian assessment is a result of the Second Lebanon War. After that war the Syrians understood that they do not need a large ground force to defeat Israel, but rather missiles aimed at dense Israeli population centers. For the past two years the Syrians have been engaged in massive acquisitions from Russia, after an $11 billion debt was partially forgiven by Russia in 2005, and partially covered by Iran.
Following the unimpressive performance by the IDF in last year’s war, Bechor explains, Syria beg The conflict, he said, will be more like a war between cities than a war on the battlefield. an equipping itself with advanced anti-aircraft missiles, anti-tank missiles and cruise missiles.
The Syrian army numbers 650,000 soldiers, including 354,000 reservists, according to Defense News. Its tanks are outdated Soviet models, however, and its air force is inferior to Israel's.
The London-based daily Al-Sharq al-Awsat recently reported that Syria has deployed Chinese C-802 cruise missiles, which it acquired from Iran. In addition, Russia has expressed its willingness to sell the Syrians its Iskander missile, which has a range of 280 kilometers, more than enough to strike at any destination in Israel. The missile features an optical GPS navigational system that allows operators to guide it to their targets.
Al-Sharq al-Awsat also reported Saturday that Iran secretly promised Syria it would provide $1 billion for buying advanced weapons and assist it with nuclear research and the development of chemical weapons, in exchange for a Syrian promise not to negotiate peace with Israel. However, Iran's foreign ministry spokesman dismissed the report as a "media game" and asked how the media could know about the deal if it was confidential.
Arab affairs experts also questioned the veracity of the report, noting that it was written by an exiled Iranian who may simply have wanted to portray Iran's leadership in a bad light.
I have read the Bible many times, but view God only as my backup.
In today's real world, I'm guided by the statement, God helps those who help themselves.
Just saying.
This war was supposed to be two days ago. Is it over already? Who won?
That's a pretty huge assumption, pal.
My Dad's favorite saying...he was a Baptist minister early in life,...later an Educator,,,,
Yeah, but the circumstances were quite different. In that case, there were a handful of relatively inaccurate missiles. Also, the US was trying to hold together a fragile coalition and was pressuring Israel not to respond While that could happen again, I don’t see Bush making that request for the likes of Assad.
AMOS CHAPTER 1
3 THUS saith the LORD; For three transgressions of Damascus, and for four, I will not turn away the punishment thereof; because they have threshed Gilead with threshing instruments of iron:
4But I will send a fire into the house of Hazael, which shall devour the palaces of Benhadad.
5I will break also the bar of Damascus, and cut off the inhabitant from the plain of Aven, and him that holdeth the sceptre from the house of Eden: and the people of Syria shall go into captivity unto Kir, saith the LORD.
1948 WAR OF INDEPENDENCE
1967 6 DAY WAR
1973 YOM KOMPER
FOURTH TIMES DAMASCUS IS TOAST
That’s fine... I was only pointing out that the absolute statement used by the previous poster was false.
Hmmmm there is prophesy that suggests Damascus(Syria) will be a dung-heap forever..
Could be a radioactive dung-heap..
The govt in Damascus has yet to do something intelligent..
They are not known for making intelligent decisions..
Actually, he did exactly that---multiple times.
So, are the syrians going to play Soddom or Gomorah this time?
I would agree with a preemptive strike, but that would probably draw in other arab countries against Israel. Let the Syrians cast the first stone, then the IDF has the right to self defense and the rest of the world can’t say Boo about it. The Syrians would have to be nuts to start something with a large contingent of our air power over there.
Nuke Damascus!
Just not lately. That is some vacation!
Just saying.
No need to be when...
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