Posted on 03/06/2012 9:15:36 PM PST by U-238
The advanced air defense weapons Russia has provided to Syria's regime would make it difficult to establish a no-fly zone there as part of an effort to help the rebellion, the top U.S. commander in the Middle East told senators Tuesday.
Marine Gen. James Mattis, head of U.S. Central Command, declined to detail any military options the Pentagon has developed for action against the regime. But he told the Senate Armed Services Committee that it would take a significant military commitment to create even safe havens in Syria where aid could be delivered, as Sen. John McCain suggested Monday.
Mattis said he has not been directed to do detailed planning on how to establish safe havens in Syria where opposition forces could be trained. But he said that since there is no protective terrain, a large number of international military troops would have to be used to create a security barrier.
President Barack Obama said Tuesday that unilateral military action by the United States against the Syrian regime would be a mistake, and that the situation in Syria is more complicated than it was in Libya.
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Maybe we need to consult with Israel, they didn’t seem to have a problem with it a while back....
Russian anti-air is useless against the US Air Force. And even with obastard trying to gut our military, that will continue to be the case through the 2010’s.
Well, this is a patently laughable bit of “journalism”.
Where’s Syria’s nuclear power plant again? That’s right, scattered all over the desert.
Thank you, once again, Israel.
The Iranians have been giving anti aircraft weapons and better radar to Syria.
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703426004575338923106485984.html
June 16, 2006: Iranian Defense Minister Mostafa Mohammad Najjar and his Syrian counterpart Hassan Turkamni signed a defense agreement designed to increase military cooperation. Without giving specifics on the agreement, Najjar stated that Iran “considers Syria’s security its own security, and we consider our defense capabilities to be those of Syria
Russian anti-air is useless against the US Air Force. And even with obastard trying to gut our military, that will continue to be the case through the 2010’s.
I'm sure that the aircrews brought down by Soviet SAMs would disagree. A big piece of the puzzle are tactics and operators. Effective equipment in the hands of inept operators is useless. Effective equipment in the hands of competent operators can be deadly.
Good point, esp for those air crews. But look at Gulf War I. Massive Soviet built air defenses were useless in terms of strategy and even at the tactical level...
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