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Syria-Lebanon-Iran

U.S. Shoots Down Syria 'No Fly Zone' Idea

2013-06-15

[An Nahar] The White House on Friday all but ruled out the notion of mounting a no-fly zone in Syria, billing it as difficult, dangerous and costly, and unsuitable to halting close quarters ground battles.

A day after U.S. officials pledged to stiffen military help to Syrian rebels, likely moving towards sending some form of arms for the first time, they made it clear that swift U.S. mission creep in the country is not on the cards.

Deputy national security adviser Ben Rhodes said mounting a no-fly zone in Syria poses significant logistical and strategic challenges that are more acute than those faced by NATO

Posted by:Fred

#6 NEWSFLASH: Magic Eight Ball Guiding Obama Syria Policy

Posted by: Angans Jones9613 2013-06-15 11:06

#5 Latest idea from the mavens at the Puzzle Palace is a 25-mile no fly zone (NFZ) into Syria, along the Jordan border. Said NFZ to be enforced by aircraft in Jordanian airspace, from Jordan airbases.

Posted by: Pappy 2013-06-15 10:59

#4 worried about who our new "friends" will use their ex-Libyan manpads against

Posted by: Frank G 2013-06-15 08:32

#3 S-300?

Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2013-06-15 03:07

#2 * WORLD MILITARY FORUM > JAPANESE PM SHINZO ABE WORRIES THAT POTUS OBAMA + CHINESE LEADER XI JINPING WILL MAKE A SECRET DEAL OVER THE DISPUTED DIAOYUS ISLANDS, OBAMA UNDER INCREASING CRITICISM BY THE US CONGRESS FOR "EVADING" IMPORTANT ISSUES.

* Also from SAME > US THINK-TANK ARGUES THERE WILL BE NO NEED FOR US-CHINA WAR IN EAST ASIA IFF THE PHILIPPINES CAN ALLOW CHINA NAVAL ACCESS INTO WESTPAC FROM A NUMBER OF PHILIPPINE ISLANDS.

IIUC ARTIC, PHIL = should allow the PLA major "base rights" in lieu of need for Taiwan + Okinawa + Senkkaus/Diaoyus.

Handover of PHIL islands to China + PLA???

VERSUS

* SAME > PREPARE FOR WAR! ON-GOING NATIONAL RESISTANCE BY BOTH CHINA + JAPAN TO MUTUAL SETTLEMENT OF THE DIAOYU ISLANDS ISSUE LEADS TO AN INCREASINGLY PROBABITY OF RESORT TO A MILITARY SOLUTION(S).

* SAME > HONG KONG "MIRROR": CHINA DESIRES TO SECRET BUILD TWELVE "SPECIAL AIRCRAFT CARRIERS", WHITE HOUSE IN RESENTMENT, PANIC MODE.

Chinese version of high-tech, multi-mission capable, "integrated combat platforms".

Posted by: JosephMendiola 2013-06-15 02:13

#1 "Its more difficult and dangerous and costly ... for a variety of reasons" > ...

* CHINA DAILY FORUM > DAGONG CREDT RATING AGENCY: US HAS ALREADY BEEN DEFAULTING ON ITS LOANS TO CHINA DUE TO ITS INTENTIONAL WEAKENING OF THE VALUE OF ITS DOLLAR CURRENCY IN RELATION TO INTERNATIONAL COMPETITORS.

* FREEREPUBLIC, TOPIX, WORLD NEWS > OBAMA AFRICA TRIP TO COST US TAXPAYERS US$100.0MILYUHN [$50-100.0M].

China + East-South Asia aside, even iff the Syrian Rebs per se are defeated by Assad it still leaves Al-Qaeda, Taliban, + Hezbollah, ETAL. FOREIGN MILTERR GROUPS THAT ARE NOW ESTABLISHED IN SYRIA. Is the Bammer + NATO-EU still going to try + have Assad forcibly removed while he goes after AQ + the others [except likely Hezbollah]???

Lest we fergit, both Al-QAEDA + HEZBOLLAH NOW HAVE SET UP IN MUSLIM BROTHERHOOD-CONTROLLED POST-MUBARAK EGYPT.

THE SAUDIS CAN NO LONGER AFFORD TO N-O-T INITIATE ANY UNILATERAL REGIONAL MILACTIONS in its own defense as well as the security of Sunni Islam + Saudi Royal Family.

The Bammer = USA cannot ignore it as the world -vital Suez Canal poten falls under a OWG Islamic Caliphate - its only a question iff the Caliphate will be Sunni Islamist or Shia Islamist.

Posted by: JosephMendiola 2013-06-15 01:45

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