Posted on 09/06/2013 11:25:11 AM PDT by mojito
Despite statements from both US President Barack Obama and Secretary of State John Kerry that a US-led strike on Syria would be a "limited and tailored" military attack, ABC News reported on Thursday that the strike planned by Obama's national security team is "significantly larger" than most have anticipated.
According to ABC News, in additional to a salvo of 200 Tomahawk cruise missiles fired from four Navy destroyers stationed in the eastern Mediterranean, the US is also planning an aerial campaign that is expected to last two days.
This campaign potentially includes an aerial bombardment of missiles and long range bombs from US-based B-2 stealth bombers that carry satellite-guided bombs, B-52 bombers, that can carry air-launched cruise missiles and Qatar-based B-1s that carry long-range, air-to-surface missiles, both ABC News and The New York Times reported.
"This military strike will do more damage to [Syrian President Bashar] Assad's forces in 48 hours than the Syrian rebels have done in two years," a national security official told ABC News.
Meanwhile, Obama has directed the Pentagon to expand the list of potential targets in Syria following reports Assad's forces have moved troops and equipment used to employ chemical weapons in anticipation of the US-led strike against them, the Times reported on Thursday.
In order to degrade Assad's ability to use chemical weapons, the list of 50 or so major sites has to be expected, officials told the Times.
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Wag, wag, wag...
“Boots on the ground....boots on the ground....you’re lookin’ like a fool with your boots on the ground.”
The blowback from this adventure will be bigger than expected too. Obama has no idea what the consequences will be. None whatsoever.
Some of those consequences will likely be a cratering U.S. stock market and skyrocketing oil prices. Not good news for a struggling economy if you’re an ordinary American and not one of the ruling elites.
Load up on iodine pills.
I can hear the chorus: “We did it before, and we can do it again...”
Agreed. This must be 0’s baby, and his alone.
I have made several calls but it never hurts to make more. :)
Well it worked. Benghazi, Fast and Furious, IRS abuse of power. All forgotten.
I see a pattern here.
Cindy Sheehan, please pick up the red courtesy phone.
Cindy Sheehan, please pick up the red courtesy phone.
Cindy Sheehan, please pick up the red courtesy phone.
Oh wait, never mind. There is a dumbocrap in the white hut.
Exactly...Keep the phones lit up and computers receiving emails.
The same mentally ill agendas of Obozo Liar, McAinal, Kerry the Faux Vietnam hero, and congressional rats wanting to bomb Syria could apply to 9/11!
Especially since this war is supposed to be to show Iran "we mean business when Obama draws a red line".
Why not just cut to the chase and go after Iran's crossing of the red lines and let Assad see what will happen to him next time.
If Assad launched the chemical weapons attack on Aug 21 (which I have my doubts) it was probably because he had seen how Obama had reacted to Iran and North Korea's crossing of the red lines.
Cruise missiles are like German V1 `buzzbombs’ and the Brits tipped them over with Spitfire wingtips.
Barry thinks the Syrians and their big friends are just going to watch them fall, like the Iraqis did?
He really is in beyond his pay grade.
Nice touch. esp pic #1
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