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How the West could smash Assad's arsenal: UK and US military chiefs drawing up a list of targets...
Daily Mail Online ^ | 25 August, 2013 | Ian Drury

Posted on 08/25/2013 8:43:46 PM PDT by Errant

UK and US military chiefs are drawing up a list of targets for precision-guided bombs and missiles to strike at the heart of Bashar Al-Assad’s regime. Defence correspondent Ian Drury looks at the options.

WHAT TARGETS WOULD THE COALITION HIT?
The favoured option among top brass is for limited Western action using ‘stand-off’ weapons from long distance to disrupt Assad’s ability to carry out chemical attacks and damage his military machine.

Intelligence on targets would come from pilotless drones patrolling the skies above Syria and special forces on the ground.

(Excerpt) Read more at dailymail.co.uk ...


TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Foreign Affairs; Government; Israel; News/Current Events; Russia; United Kingdom; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: iran; israel; lebanon; me; paultardation; paultards; randsconcerntrolls; russia; syria; syriachemicalweapons; syriainvasion; turkey; unitedkingdom; war; waronterror
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To: ballplayer
Russians and Iranians just standby

Not likely...

61 posted on 08/26/2013 6:21:38 PM PDT by Errant
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To: Errant

Finish? No. Enough to really get my attention. Enough to have it disappear.

Thank you for the reminder, I’ve relocated it and will dig in again.


62 posted on 08/26/2013 8:21:20 PM PDT by null and void (Frequent terrorist attacks OR endless government snooping and oppression? We can have both!)
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To: 353FMG

Amen!


63 posted on 08/27/2013 8:03:04 PM PDT by foundedonpurpose (It's time for a fundamental restoration, of our country's principles!)
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To: AdmSmith; AnonymousConservative; Berosus; bigheadfred; Bockscar; cardinal4; ColdOne; ...

Thanks Errant.

The Right Choice? - - The [paleo]conservative case for Barack Obama
The American Conservative | March 24, 2008 | Andrew J. Bacevich
Posted on 03/26/2008 2:51:50 PM PDT by TSchmereL
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64 posted on 08/28/2013 5:00:56 PM PDT by SunkenCiv (It's no coincidence that some "conservatives" echo the hard left.)
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To: DariusBane

correct


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66 posted on 08/29/2013 1:51:02 PM PDT by musicman (Until I see the REAL Long Form Vault BC, he's just "PRES__ENT" Obama = Without "ID")
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