U.S. military completes planning for Syria

Run_to_da_hills

I wonder would an attack on Syria be a wise move before the presidential elections?

The U.S. military has completed its own planning for how American troops would conduct a variety of operations against Syria, or to assist neighboring countries in the event action was ordered, officials tell CNN.

In recent weeks, the Pentagon has finalized its assessment of what types of units would be needed, how many troops, and even the cost of certain potential operations, officials tell CNN.

The planning comes as the U.S. has become increasingly concerned that the violence in Syria is verging on civil war. Gen. Martin Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, said the recent series of bombings have heightened the worry.

http://security.blogs.cnn.com/2012/06/14/u-s-military-completes-planning-for-syria/

superluck

So what exactly is the outcome of any operation... Libya Part Deux?

Personally I'm not convinced any operation will go ahead so long as Russia is determined to remain at Tartus.

The main objective in Syria is to destabilise the country and that is well under way.

Iraq down, Libya down, Syria on it's knees.
Just Iran and Saudi Arabia left to complete the neocon master plan.

Overheal

we have plans to invade canada, too

Run_to_da_hills

Overheal wrote: »

we have plans to invade canada, too

We know about that already.

Manach

Putin's Russia is a different and more assertive power than the Yelsin's Russia which allowed the US to intervene in a client kingdom. So unless this has some measure of tacit Russian approval at UN level, this plan is a non-runner.
(Off topic, if the US military ever invades Ireland - can we sell them NAMAed estates for their barracks?)

Matt Holck

got people sitting in rooms playing war country conquer simulators

Overheal

Matt Holck wrote: »

got people sitting in rooms playing war country conquer simulators

do you have a source for that?

Run_to_da_hills

Manach wrote: »

(Off topic, if the US military ever invades Ireland - can we sell them NAMAed estates for their barracks?)

They have been invading this country since the invention of television by corrupting and brainwashing the minds of all those individuals that watch main stream media and entertainment corporations.

Matt Holck

Overheal wrote: »

do you have a source for that?

no sir

just a subculture



http://hairguytruman.blogspot.com/2012/01/risk.html

poeticseraphim

Well i hope it's a better plan than the ones for Iraq or Afghanistan.

Syria is committing genocide against it's own people and it is a part of the wider Arab spring movement of a fight for human rights accross the Islamic world at the momment in places beyond Syria like Egypt.

They need to really be sure of what they are doing and the short AND long term affects of what they do.

You will NOT be able to leave the people to defend themselves after going into Syria.....they would be slaughtered....it would be a set down opperation for sometime ...they would have to wait until a stable democratic govt that can enforce order and safety could be established ...and that might depend on what goes on in other Arab countries right now that are going through the same turmoil...and their unstability spreads with ferocity.

There really needs to be stability, democracy human rights in the whole area for it to work i think.

Unless the US is prepared to put down there for a long time.


Or else as soon as they leave after staying for a year or so....it's back to the military gang raping children and murdering civilians:-(

asherbassad

superluck wrote: »

So what exactly is the outcome of any operation... Libya Part Deux?

Personally I'm not convinced any operation will go ahead so long as Russia is determined to remain at Tartus.

The main objective in Syria is to destabilise the country and that is well under way.

Iraq down, Libya down, Syria on it's knees.
Just Iran and Saudi Arabia left to complete the neocon master plan.

I'm not so sure .....

I get the feeling of "leave the door open so the dog can be shot on the doorstep"

It's an intriguing game that being played here. The Americans, for all their stupidity, still seem to not collapse. The Chinese for all their wisdom and patience still seem to allow themselves to be fooled.
The Russians still seem to allow themselves to be beaten with a branch in public as long as it doesn't hurt too badly.
Anyone with a brain (cell) knows the MO, i.e. encircle China.....but why are the Chinese letting it happen.
I'm baffled.

A Primal Nut

Run_to_da_hills wrote: »

They have been invading this country since the invention of television by corrupting and brainwashing the minds of all those individuals that watch main stream media and entertainment corporations.

But how do you know you aren't brainwashed by your sources also?

Amerika

I actually agree with President Obama’s actions regarding Syria… support the opposition through back door means, and let the fighting be internal to the country. That way, if the new regime is any worse than the old one, at least it didn’t cost American blood. And with increased support for Israel, it might just be the stabilization needed for the political changes happening in the area.

Eggy Baby!

That way, if the new regime is any worse than the old one, at least it didn’t cost American blood.

Just Syrian blood. Lots and lots of it :rolleyes:

poeticseraphim

Eggy Baby! wrote: »

Just Syrian blood. Lots and lots of it :rolleyes:

It is more complicated ....their attitudes (of some of them) towards the west are unfriendly and there have been reports of them turning against Christians and that there has been sectarian violence.

Assad protected Christians ....more so than his own people...this has been interpreted by somme as Christians supporting the regime. But in reality i think that Christians there have many differing political views.


On the BBC there was an interview in which a woman stated that she thought that there was no future for Christianity in Syria nor in the entire middle east.

Now i know the west and Christianity have a lot to answer for. But what type of era in that part of the world are we about to see? If all religious freedoms and secular freedoms are so on the edge?


People are not seeing it.....you are losing to middle east to radicals ....all other religions and non religious are questioning their future there because instability poverty and neocon policy cause radicalism.

China knows that if you focus on your internal issues and develop self suffiency you have little to worry about. They have too many human rights issues to answer for themselves. And they could never axpect allies to support them.

But they have no reason to act ....they are not really threatened ...they favour a lie quiet approach and look internally so far it has worked...

They don't care what is done in other countries

America actually cares about human rights ( i do think this genuinely) however such sentiments are prayed upon by people with other motivations politically in America.

Romney's foreign trip was scary.

What world do they think they are creating??? I don't think they really have a clue ..How could they being so far away culturally ideologically and geographically from the area. They don't understand it. It is clear from the debate they don't know how to deal with the people in these countries . They have to damit on that that they are out of their depth.

Eggy Baby!

China knows that if you focus on your internal issues and develop self suffiency you have little to worry about.

You're kidding, right? China is very dependent on oil from abroad- hence why it is strengthening its ties with Sudan etc.

asherbassad

superluck wrote: »

So what exactly is the outcome of any operation... Libya Part Deux?

Personally I'm not convinced any operation will go ahead so long as Russia is determined to remain at Tartus.

The main objective in Syria is to destabilise the country and that is well under way.

Iraq down, Libya down, Syria on it's knees.
Just Iran and Saudi Arabia left to complete the neocon master plan.

Well actually Saudi Arabia and Qatar are in on the act. They loathe non-monarchical regimes in the area so they're gladly sending cash and arms to slaughter Alawites and help keep themselves in power.