Posted on 02/08/2012 10:11:00 PM PST by Ernest_at_the_Beach
Although the U.S. focus remains on exerting diplomatic and economic pressure on Syria, the Pentagon and the U.S. Central Command have begun a preliminary internal review of U.S. military capabilities, CNN has learned.
The options are being prepared in the event President Barack Obama were to call for them. Two senior administration officials who spoke about the review to CNN emphasized that U.S. policy for now remains the use of non-military options.
The focus on diplomatic options was underscored by the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations in an interview with CNN on Tuesday.
"Before we start talking about military options, we very much want to ensure that we have exhausted all the political, economic and diplomatic means at our disposal," Ambassador Susan Rice said on CNN's “Situation Room with Wolf Blitzer.”
The president has also said that the U.S. is working on non-military options first.
"I think it is very important for us to try to resolve this without recourse to outside military intervention, and I think that's possible," Obama said in an interview with NBC News that aired during the Super Bowl on Sunday.
But the military is beginning to look at what can be done. One of the senior U.S. officials called the effort a “scoping exercise” to see what capabilities are available given other U.S. military commitments in the region.
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You would have to be doped up on Meth or drunk from a keg of beer....to find any logic in fighting Syria. Eventually, all of these Middle Eastern countries will realize that the Obama administration has it’s targets set on them. It’ll be hard to explain things then.
BS.
1.Syria is not attacking the US
2.They are not attacking an ally or a National Interest
3. No current evidence exists indicating they are sending terrorists to attack us or our interests."
Agree totally. Is Obama going to get us into a proxy war with the Russians and the Chinese? What is his real motivation? Perhaps it is the installation of the Muslim Brotherhood and other Islamists to further expand the Greater Caliphate.
“U.S. military beginning review of Syria options”
Just give Israel the military equipment, supplies, and logistics support, so they can extend their holdings beyond the Golan Heights, perhaps up to an including Damascus.
Damascus would be ideal for relocating the populants of the Gaza and West Bank.
American general......
“What are our options with Syria? Can we get a sunroof? How about one of those driver wake up alarm things? Maybe that would help me stay awake.”
Let’s send them a copy of the new hit CD, BARRY SINGS AL GREEN!
“Sounds more like Tiny Tim.”
Why would we want access to Central Asia?
Why would we want more access to Central Asia?
Reinforce Israel and let those who hate Israel and the USA kill each other. They may call for help from the good ‘ole USA now, but in peace time they’ll be more than ready to attack the “Great Satan” and “Little Satan”.
We no more belong interfering in this than we did in Libya. Nothing good can come from US military involvement in Syria.
Code Pink remains silent as a church mouse.
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