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Mornin CPW. :2wave: Yeah I heard.....but how about this one?
Russia warns of Mideast suffering if U.S. strikes Syria
As U.S. ships and British warplanes neared the shores of its last remaining ally in the Middle East, Russia warned again Tuesday that any military intervention in Syria would have "catastrophic consequences" for the region.
That sounds like typical state-messaging. Vague, horrible, very bad things will happen in a non-particularly-well-defined manner if you do what I don't want you to do, so that no matter what happens or what I decide to do, I can still be right.
Russia has vowed to veto any Security Council attempts to approve a military attack on Syria, and it is arming Syria as well, which is why the United States is considering a unilateral attack with the help of the United Kingdom and other nations.
Yup.
- The Russians could also send Assad their supersonic P800 long-range anti-ship missile, which is capable of sinking NATO ships with a single strike. U.S. officials reported that Israel attempted to destroy such missiles in Latakia during a July 5 air strike, though it was unclear if the strike was successful, according to the Guardian newspaper.
- The Russians could expand sales to Iran of weapons and nuclear technology that has both nuclear and civilian functions. Iran's nuclear program is considered a threat by Iran's rivals Israel and Gulf Arab states.
- Russian could pursue plans to deploy a large permanent naval task force and expand its number of bases in the Mediterranean.
Russian missile move into Syria. Russian missiles are delivered. Russian missiles explode thanks to a Tomahawk.
Also CPW.....care to Elaborate on what US National Security Interest Assad attacked of ours? Other than by association of Proxy, what physical security interests of ours has Assad attacked?
Well I tend to consider the Marines and Sailors that we lost in Fallujah thanks to Assads' enabling of AQI among our 'interests'. Additional reasons for striking the Assad regime as I have suggested are that the Assad regime serves as a protective blanket for Iran - Syria's radar placement can provide early warning of an airstrike into Iran, and offers Iran a second-strike capability in the form of an attack on Israel and enabling Hezbollah to engage in world-wide ops. Additionally, as the regime continues to be unable to demonstrate control over its space, the risk of its CW capabilities falling into the wrong hands increases day by day.