And the extremely lame media backs this jackass up.
Posted on 09/11/2013 3:48:42 PM PDT by Jim Robinson
Finding and securing Syria's chemical weapons stockpile amid a bloody civil war will be a daunting and lengthy task that will make bringing some of the world's most contentious regimes to the negotiating table look easy, experts say.
Thousands of tons of deadly weapons are spread throughout Syria, hidden in underground bunkers, secured in clandestine government facilities and constantly being moved, according an unclassified CIA report.
"Nothing about this will be easy," said Gwyn Wifiled, editor of CBRNe World and an expert on weapons of mass destruction. "The inspectors will effectively become a third player in the conflict. It will be difficult to get to places they need to go, and they will be forced to rely on the Syrians for information and security."
President Barack Obama said he will consider a Russian proposal to force Syria to turn over those weapons for destruction.
The Syrians have said they are willing to give up their entire stockpile. It's unclear just how large the stockpile is, experts estimate the stockpile to be hundreds of tons, spread over perhaps a dozen locations. They say it likely includes mustard gas and the nerve agents sarin and the more deadly VX.
Although Syria said it is willing to give up its cache of weapons, it will likely take inspectors months to find out where the weapons are hidden before they step foot in Damascus, former weapons inspectors said.
Once found, weapons will take years to destroy in custom-built facilities.
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I'm no expert, but I'd put it right up there with near impossible. There are nutcases out there on all sides shooting people. Maybe Putin can get them to call a truce for the UN inspectors? /s
And here's Obama tossing out the word "force" again. It's all he knows diplomatically or domestically. The man is a natural born idiot.
How long until a group of nations decides to try and disarm America? Doesn’t a nation have the right to be able to defend it’s self, even against enemies foreign AND domestic?
One of the former weapons inspectors in Iraq said it’s not as bad as everyone thinks and we did better in Iraq than we thought.
Muslims with nerve gas.
The task is well-night impossible, of course, without actually occupying the country and taking over all of Syria’s government functions.
But, then, the Liar-in-Chief never expected to eliminate Syria’s weapons - any of them - he just wanted to wag the dog to divert attention from his utterly failed presidency’s countless domestic and foreign relations mistakes and foul-ups.
The hunt for Saddam’s elusive WMD stash continues...
The US has thousands of tons of CW, how long would it take us to destroy them if the Pres decided to do it today? 5, maybe 10 years
I beg to differ, Jim. He is about as un-natural as a human being can get. He's a creation of sinister forces.
Well, perhaps they’ll turn up soon—in Syria’s stash. But I’m betting there will be no Americans present to verify—if the inspectors do get in and if they are found. That too will be covered up.
And the extremely lame media backs this jackass up.
“You never let a serious crisis go to waste. And what I mean by that it’s an opportunity to do things you think you could not do before.”
Oh, please. Not more Keystone Kop UN weapons inspectors bumbling around not finding anything.
Sounds like the next can't-miss BRAVO original series: Escape into the murky war-torn underworld of a troubled land as two exotic freedom fighters balance their coming-of-age gay awakening with their passion for blowing stuff up and poisoning rival tribes or random infidels, whereupon a sassy goat comes between them, and threatens to end their forbidden fairy tale.
Tune in right after The Real Housewives & Camels of Mecca!
Why should they be disarmed? There current enemy is the Muslim brotherhood.
Not so. You just get those brave Blue Helmet loaded up on trucks and give them a map where to go to secure the weapons. That, of course, will require them to stop playing with their guns and get a hold of their weapons and fight if necessary.
The “experts” are wrong because it isn’t going to happen.
The US has thousands of tons of CW, how long would it take us to destroy them if the Pres decided to do it today? 5, maybe 10 years
Uhhhh ... it takes longer than 10 years. See ....
http://www.waff.com/story/22163606/chemical-weapons-cleanup-at-redstone-arsenal
Arsenal chemical weapons cleanup will take 25 years
Posted: May 04, 2013 10:32 PM CDT Updated: Jun 02, 2013 8:49 AM CDT
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