REPORT: Obama Is Considering A Limited Two-Day Strike On Syrian Military Targets

Business Insider ^ | 08/27/2013 | Michael Kelly

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President Obama is considering a strike on Syrian military targets involving sea-launched cruise missiles or possibly long-range bombers that would last no more than two days, according to senior administration officials and reported by Karen DeYoung and Anne Gearan of The Washington Post. Reuters reports that the West has told the opposition to expect a strike "within days."

The limited strike would seemingly be a response to allegations that the Syrian government used chemical weapons on its own people before dawn on August 21. Hundreds were killed and thousands suffered "neurotoxic symptoms."

The design of the potential attack implies sending a message to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad without becoming entrenched in the 29-month conflict.

On Monday U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said: "There is a reason why President Obama has made clear to the Assad regime that this international norm [of chemical weapons use] cannot be violated without consequences."

The Post notes that the targets would not be directly related to Syria’s chemical weapons arsenal and would probably include key government buildings in the capital and perhaps airfields.

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See also here:

http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/kerry-obama-determined-to-hold-syria-accountable-for-using-chemical-weapons/2013/08/26/599450c2-0e70-11e3-8cdd-bcdc09410972_story.html

After Syria chemical allegations, Obama considering limited military strike

[Pearls Before Swine]

What... is he trying to get Putin and Xi’s OK that the repercussions will be contained?

He should do NOTHING.

[AceMineral]

Trident?

[count-your-change]

How about a cost of living increase for the old folks struggling to get by on their SS checks instead?

[Thane_Banquo]

Translation: Obama knows that AQ used chemical weapons on their own people, but he has to do something to Assad to avoid looking like the limp wrist that he is.

[Nervous Tick]

>> He should do NOTHING.

Well, it would be very helpful if he’d pull his head out of his butt.

Other than that, nothing.

[Jim Noble]

Just send the Syrian Air Ministry the target list and time on target.

[silverleaf]

well we’ve leaked the timeframe and the duration

next let’s just leak the target list before we go to another phoney “kinetic military action” so they can move everything, make some “Baby Milk Factory” signs, and prepare “dead bodies” to stage the scene

where’s the UN security council resolution? Congressional oversight?

Everyone from the US Congress and the UN still on vacation? Gee timing is such a coinky dink

[headstamp 2]

Does he have the precise times? I may be busy.

[C210N]

The limited strike would seemingly be a response to allegations that the Syrian government used chemical weapons...

As opposed to proof, perhaps that the rebels used chemweapons, or perhaps even that the 0' regime paid for/backed rebel use of chemweapons thru Qatar...

So, as you can see, haste is of prime importance here, to accomplish an Assad bashing before it is more commonly known that it was the rebels using the chemicals.

[stanne]

If he does this it is simply not a proper use of our military

[Gaffer]

And just how far is this unsanctioned attack (by Congress) using long-range bombers and/or cruise missiles from a domestic attack against any of our more conservative recalcitrant states?

Here’s something to watch very very closely. If this tyrant does this without clearance from Congress, he WILL do it against our own citizens - count on it.

[LowTaxesEqualsProsperity]

Using any planes near Syria would be stupid. They can be shot down.

[Gaffer]

I have still yet to see conclusive and irrefutable proof such attacks have taken place.

[upchuck]

US should butt out and MOOB.

What happens in Syria should stay in Syria. Same for Egypt.

nobama’s getting ready to step in it big time.

[Oldexpat]

There are Russian cruise missiles that could threaten our destroyers and their are ballistic missiles that could hit the British Airfield in Crete.

[mmichaels1970]

So the Syrians are exploding CHEMICAL weapons in their own streets...and they're supposed to be dissuaded by having a few of our CONVENTIONAL weapons landing in some fields?

So a couple days of a few extra explosions are going to convince them to stop blowing things and people up?

[KC_Lion]

This will end very badly.

It’s World War One; there’s thirteen million killed; it was all because the militaries of both alliances believed they were so highly attuned to one another’s movements and dispositions, they could predict one another’s intentions, but all their theories were based on the last war. And the world and technology had changed, and those lessons were no longer valid, but it was all they knew, so the orders went out, couldn’t be rescinded. And your man in the field, his family at home, they couldn’t even tell you the reasons why their lives were being destroyed.

And here we are 100 years later, we haven't learned a damn thing.

[cork]

WTH is wrong with this guy? This rookie is bound and determined to start WW III. It is bad when Putin is the sane one in this. Did I hear right that he pulled out of a meeting with Russia and China at The Hague concerning this?
He is certifiably insane!