U.S. embassies in the muslim-dominated parts of the world would be attacked within hours.
Pictures of dead embassy staffers from thirty or fourty embassies would not help his re-election.
Posted on 10/13/2012 12:40:47 PM PDT by yoe
BRUSSELS The United States has sent military troops to the Jordan-Syria border to help build a headquarters in Jordan and bolster that country's military capabilities in the event that violence escalates along its border with Syria, Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said Wednesday.
Speaking at a NATO conference of defense ministers in Brussels, Panetta said the U.S. has been working with Jordan to monitor chemical and biological weapons sites in Syria and also to help Jordan deal with refugees pouring over the border from Syria.
But the revelation of U.S. military personnel so close to the 19-month-old Syrian conflict suggests an escalation in the U.S. military involvement in the conflict, even as Washington pushes back on any suggestion of a direct intervention in Syria.
It also follows several days of shelling between Turkey and Syria, an indication that the civil war could spill across Syria's borders and become a regional conflict.
"We have a group of our forces there working to help build a headquarters there and to insure that we make the relationship between the United States and Jordan a strong one so that we can deal with all the possible consequences of what's happening in Syria," Panetta said.
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And again, it points up the dishonesty of Biden’s debate performance. Ryan said we would only deploy troops to secure the chemical weapons sites, which Biden mocked. And 24 hours later we find out we are deploying troops into Jordan to be ready to deal with Syria’s chemical weapons.
Smart political move on Obama’s part. It’ll likely slow the bleeding in his campaign.
....all in preparation for a pre-emptory strike on Iran’s uranium enrichment sites, this being Obama’s “October Surprise” just before the election to restore his bona fide’s with those who question his patriotism and dedication to the support of Israel.
Doesn’t have beans to do with preserving the “status quo” in Syria.
Do they have weapons?
It’s prep for October Surprise:
Amb Stevens’ job was 1.) get weapons to anti-Khaddafi rebels 2.) Funnel post-Khaddafi weapons to Syria 3.) Try to recover 20,000 SA-24 MANPADS (portable air defense) missiles from the rebels
But US support for Syrian rebels (who are 1/2 AQ and MB) is raising a MUUUUCH higher level of Russian and Turkish concern than is generally understood.
This all has a chance of kicking off WWIII, or at least providing a level of election distraction that is up about 10 notches from what we are usually thinking.
Hmmm....would a guy OK with smuggling machine-guns to DRUG DEALERS (even if it killed US officers and maybe thousands of poor brown Mexicans) really DO that? Would Barry have some henchmen pose as baaaaad Assad guys using a wee bit of Chem weapons, thereby compelling US intervention...?
Would Barry pull a FRAME UP....?
Ah...yes, he WOULD.
Turkey is a member of NATO, and this is Barry’s backdoor to set in motion a chain of events that will make him El Presedente for LIFE.
I suspect Sadam’s chemical weapons ended up in Syria ... so yes
Actually this was known before the debate. They are setting up a forward base just outside Amman.
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2937636/posts
Keep in mind Panetta said they already lost track of the chemical weapons
A small number of US troops in a brewing Islamic hotspot.
Likely with no armor, air cover or loaded weapons.
What could possibly go wrong?
I meant were the troops we sent allowed to be armed. You just never know with the current CIC.
A small number of US troops in a brewing Islamic hotspot.
Likely with no armor, air cover or loaded weapons.
What could possibly go wrong?
Paging Les Aspin ...
Did Clinton, the CIA, and George Bush's cousin set up the Racak Massacre? (The whole thread is very interesting.)
obie will never attack Iran. He would much prefer Iran attack Israel. This is to stop whatever he thinks Israel MIGHT do.
oh good heavens no, Obummer would never allow it
I was giving the PLAUSIBLE reason the the Current Regime would want to even get into place in Jordan. You are right, should Iran launch a pre-emptive strike agains Israel, the Current Occupant almost certainly would try to suppress any second-strike capability Israel attempts to bring to bear.
And do not doubt that no matter how crippling a first strike that Iran might launch, Israel has the capability to hit back with a second strike many times more devastating.
Never again. The Israelis have the memory of the Holocaust kept alive in their breasts, and shall not let the fires die if it be a thousand years.
“Do they have weapons?”
Yes, we do, but do our troops have ammunition? Barry doesn’t want to be provocative to the Muslims, don’t you know.
If they do have ammo, what are the Rules of Engagement? Are our guys to fight with both arms tied behind our backs to be fair to the Muslims?
U.S. embassies in the muslim-dominated parts of the world would be attacked within hours.
Pictures of dead embassy staffers from thirty or fourty embassies would not help his re-election.
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