US preparing to launch cruise missile attack on Syria

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Glocktogo, I don't think israel is under threat in an invasion type scenerio. Everytime they strike back, we stop them. Be it Democrat or Republican administrations - we stop them. Wasn't always like this, though...
 

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Spot on assessment. As the linked CTC Sentinel issue outlines, this is truly a "wicked problem". There is simply no good outcome on this one. We've been actively arming Salafi jihadists for a couple of years now. The "Arab Spring" is in reality, a Sunni uprising against Shi'a rule. That's a bit of an oversimplification, but in general it's accurate.

The Salafist Group for Call and Combat morphed into al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb, which is based in Algeria. AQIM has been linked to Libya's Ansar al-Sharia, which is openly regarded as attacking the CIA compound for managing weapons after the Libyan "Arab Spring". Ansar al-Sharia is the group the U.S. helped to overthrow Gaddafi. Ansar al-Sharia is a Salafi, Sunni movement calling for Sharia Law in Libya. In one of the worst kept secrets of a Swiss cheese administration, Ansar al-Sharia leader Ahmed Abu Khattala has been indicted in a "sealed" indictment by DoJ. Khattala has been fully out in the open in Libya since the attack. Simply put, if we actually wanted him, we'd have him. If Khattala actually believed that the U.S. wanted him, he wouldn't be giving interviews to CNN.

Back to AQIM, we were told by Obama last September that "al Qaeda is on the run". This was right in the middle of the Benghazi cover up. Truth is, AQIM and affiliates were literally exploding in Algeria, Mali, Morocco, Tunisia and Libya. Why the deception? It all starts to coalesce in Syria. AQIM, Ansar al-Sharia, Jabhat al-Nusra and many smaller affiliates are now fighting Assad in Syria. Rumors even abound that Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) has sent fighters to Syria. What do all these groups have in common? They are all al Qaeda affiliates and they are all Sunni.

Now consider these articles coming out today.

http://news.yahoo.com/ap-sources-intelligence-weapons-no-slam-dunk-070731192.html

http://news.yahoo.com/obama-us-action-send-assad-strong-signal-070923744.html

Obama is desperate to overthrow Assad. Whether he's foolish enough to risk an open war with Russia and Iran is really the only question left.

http://news.yahoo.com/russia-sending-warships-mediterranean-report-082257880.html

The pieces of the puzzle are all out there, open source. All you have to do is fit them together and a pretty clear picture comes into view. Yet the media isn't telling this story. The U.S. government isn't telling the story. McCain, who has been photographed with known terrorists in Syria lied yesterday in saying we aren't going to arm Jabhat al-Nusra. That's impossible, seeing as how al-Nusra and the FSA have effectively merged. http://syriareport.net/jabhat-al-nusra-merges-with-fsa-in-aleppo/

Further, McCain admits that alQaeda is fully resurgent in the region, yet he wants to arm them while pretending we're not. Simply put, we were dealing with Ansar al-Sharia in Libya to arm Syrian rebels. Everyone knows it, but no one is willing to admit it. I'm not sure what the State Dept. or CIA did to piss Khattala off enough to attack the Benghazi compound, but it wouldn't be the first time an illicit arms deal went bad.

What I don't see clearly yet is what the U.S. endgame in supporting Sunni Salafi uprisings in the region is going to net us. It certainly threatens the very existence of Israel. There must be something VERY big under the table that all these war mongers in DC want VERY badly. Our "opponents" in this fracas obviously see what's going on. Perhaps they haven't openly exposed it because they want the same prize? :(

Good summary.
 

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Seems that some of our allies are getting cold feet. Good.

But I really think they should just go ahead and launch, except before they do, change the targeting to the Saudi Royal Palace(s).
 

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And the real reason behind it all comes out. It was a calculated plan to get the attention diverted so he could fire off some more EOs. Does anyone actually believe he has the stones to fire on Syria? With all the warnings and threats, it has become much more than just about Syria. Russia will get involved, they have warships in the med, ready to fire on our ships, should they fire at Syria. We find ourselves in a modern day Cuban missile crisis, and Obama is no JFK.
 

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speaking of cold feet...... http://news.msn.com/world/ghost-of-iraq-war-force-uk-to-delay-syria-strike


UK Prime Minister David Cameron was forced into backing off on his choice to join U.S. and French plans to punish Syria for a chemical weapon attack.


LONDON - Prime Minister David Cameron's plans for an imminent military strike on Syria were in disarray Thursday after a revolt by lawmakers warning him to heed the "lessons of Iraq."

After imploring the world not to stand idly by over Syria's suspected use of chemical weapons, Cameron was forced into an awkward backing down Wednesday when the opposition Labour party and lawmakers in his own party said they wanted more evidence before voting for military action.

Thursday, Cameron's government published legal advice it had been given which it said showed it was legally entitled to take military action against Syria even if the United Nations Security Council blocked such action.
 

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Glocktogo, I don't think israel is under threat in an invasion type scenerio. Everytime they strike back, we stop them. Be it Democrat or Republican administrations - we stop them. Wasn't always like this, though...

I don't think you understood my synopsis. It isn't a direct invasion from Syrian forces, but a significant increase in arms shipments that will be more dispered than the current supply is. There will be a huge influx of arms to Hizballah and the Salfists fighting in Syria would import arms AND expertise to Hamas that it currently isn't getting. Faced with that reality, Israel would have to move to secure the Syrian border in depth, which it can ill afford.

And the real reason behind it all comes out. It was a calculated plan to get the attention diverted so he could fire off some more EOs. Does anyone actually believe he has the stones to fire on Syria? With all the warnings and threats, it has become much more than just about Syria. Russia will get involved, they have warships in the med, ready to fire on our ships, should they fire at Syria. We find ourselves in a modern day Cuban missile crisis, and Obama is no JFK.

I think you're mistaking what it takes to fire on Syria. All it takes is ignorance and arrogance, which he has in spades. Without so much as a how do you do, it seems we've slipped back in time and are now experiencing The Cold War v2.0. This is the closest we've come to a hot war with Russia since Able Archer in 1983. The problem with that is Reagan actually has some depth to his team regarding foreign affairs. Obama's foreign policy team couldn't outsmart a Nigerian scam artist. :(
 

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