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U.S. military officers have deep doubts about impact, wisdom of Syria strike

"Having assumed for months that the United States was unlikely to intervene militarily in Syria, the Defense Department has been thrust onto a war footing that has made many in the armed services uneasy, according to interviews with more than a dozen military officers ranging from captains to a four-star general. Former and current officers, many with the painful lessons of Iraq and Afghanistan on their minds, said the main reservations concern the potential unintended consequences of launching cruise missiles against Syria. Some questioned the use of military force as a punitive measure and suggested that the White House lacks a coherent strategy." Continue reading →

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U.S. military officers have deep doubts about impact, wisdom of Syria strike

"Having assumed for months that the United States was unlikely to intervene militarily in Syria, the Defense Department has been thrust onto a war footing that has made many in the armed services uneasy, according to interviews with more than a dozen military officers ranging from captains to a four-star general. Former and current officers, many with the painful lessons of Iraq and Afghanistan on their minds, said the main reservations concern the potential unintended consequences of launching cruise missiles against Syria. Some questioned the use of military force as a punitive measure and suggested that the White House lacks a coherent strategy." Continue reading →

Continue ReadingU.S. military officers have deep doubts about impact, wisdom of Syria strike

U.S. military officers have deep doubts about impact, wisdom of Syria strike

"Having assumed for months that the United States was unlikely to intervene militarily in Syria, the Defense Department has been thrust onto a war footing that has made many in the armed services uneasy, according to interviews with more than a dozen military officers ranging from captains to a four-star general. Former and current officers, many with the painful lessons of Iraq and Afghanistan on their minds, said the main reservations concern the potential unintended consequences of launching cruise missiles against Syria. Some questioned the use of military force as a punitive measure and suggested that the White House lacks a coherent strategy." Continue reading →

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What’s Wrong With This Picture?

"Yesterday we learn that a fifth American battleship is now sitting alongside Syria armed with hundreds of Tomahawk missiles aimed at Damascus. So what kind of images does the media bombard us with about civilians preparing to be bombed? People in Israel buying gas masks. What? Huh? Isn’t it the Syrians and not Israel (armed with nukes), who are being threatened? Not a peep from the American media about anyone in Syria anticipating possibly thousands of innocent civilians being ripped apart and murdered by the U.S. government’s 'collateral damage.' Of course, no one in Israel would be wasting his money on gas masks were it not for O-bomb-Ya’s threats to Syria." Continue reading →

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What’s Wrong With This Picture?

"Yesterday we learn that a fifth American battleship is now sitting alongside Syria armed with hundreds of Tomahawk missiles aimed at Damascus. So what kind of images does the media bombard us with about civilians preparing to be bombed? People in Israel buying gas masks. What? Huh? Isn’t it the Syrians and not Israel (armed with nukes), who are being threatened? Not a peep from the American media about anyone in Syria anticipating possibly thousands of innocent civilians being ripped apart and murdered by the U.S. government’s 'collateral damage.' Of course, no one in Israel would be wasting his money on gas masks were it not for O-bomb-Ya’s threats to Syria." Continue reading →

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What’s Wrong With This Picture?

"Yesterday we learn that a fifth American battleship is now sitting alongside Syria armed with hundreds of Tomahawk missiles aimed at Damascus. So what kind of images does the media bombard us with about civilians preparing to be bombed? People in Israel buying gas masks. What? Huh? Isn’t it the Syrians and not Israel (armed with nukes), who are being threatened? Not a peep from the American media about anyone in Syria anticipating possibly thousands of innocent civilians being ripped apart and murdered by the U.S. government’s 'collateral damage.' Of course, no one in Israel would be wasting his money on gas masks were it not for O-bomb-Ya’s threats to Syria." Continue reading →

Continue ReadingWhat’s Wrong With This Picture?

What’s Wrong With This Picture?

"Yesterday we learn that a fifth American battleship is now sitting alongside Syria armed with hundreds of Tomahawk missiles aimed at Damascus. So what kind of images does the media bombard us with about civilians preparing to be bombed? People in Israel buying gas masks. What? Huh? Isn’t it the Syrians and not Israel (armed with nukes), who are being threatened? Not a peep from the American media about anyone in Syria anticipating possibly thousands of innocent civilians being ripped apart and murdered by the U.S. government’s 'collateral damage.' Of course, no one in Israel would be wasting his money on gas masks were it not for O-bomb-Ya’s threats to Syria." Continue reading →

Continue ReadingWhat’s Wrong With This Picture?

What’s Wrong With This Picture?

"Yesterday we learn that a fifth American battleship is now sitting alongside Syria armed with hundreds of Tomahawk missiles aimed at Damascus. So what kind of images does the media bombard us with about civilians preparing to be bombed? People in Israel buying gas masks. What? Huh? Isn’t it the Syrians and not Israel (armed with nukes), who are being threatened? Not a peep from the American media about anyone in Syria anticipating possibly thousands of innocent civilians being ripped apart and murdered by the U.S. government’s 'collateral damage.' Of course, no one in Israel would be wasting his money on gas masks were it not for O-bomb-Ya’s threats to Syria." Continue reading →

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Bomb Syria, Get Cyber Attacked

"The U.S. used to parade around the world, and life would go on as usual back home. But American military muscle isn’t the be all and end all anymore. Land, sea, air and space superiority are so 20th century. Cyberstrike capabilities have leveled the battlefield. And the scrappy countries are holding more bargaining chips. 'One of the risks is that you’ve got Iran talking to Russia,' says James Lewis, a fellow at the Center for Strategic and International Studies. 'You have Iran talking to North Korea; you’ve got the Syrians talking to Iran.' The Pentagons realize the catastrophic damage that cyberattacks pose. And they want to be able to cause that damage just as much as they want to prevent it here at home." Continue reading →

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The risk of taking on Syria

"I lived in Lebanon in the fall of 1983 when the Reagan administration ordered the Marine peacekeepers deployed in Beirut to open fire on a Muslim militia. The commander bluntly warned Washington that a strike would have dire consequences for U.S. policy and his troops. 'We'll get slaughtered down here,' he predicted. Nonetheless, the cruiser Virginia stationed offshore fired 70 deafening rounds on the Lebanese fighters. It was supposed to be a quick hit. It was supposed to send a warning. But 34 days later, on Oct. 23, a yellow Mercedes truck carrying the equivalent of 6 tons of explosives drove into the Marine barracks as the peacekeepers slept." Continue reading →

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