Community | February 09, 2012 | 42 comments

U.S. military beginning review of Syria options

source: http://security.blogs.cnn.com/2012/02/07/us-military-beginning-review-of-syria-options/

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Another fake humanitarian crisis after provacatuers were sent into Syria to stir dissent, just like what was done in Libya.

Plus don't forget that on March 2nd 2007 Former General Wesley Clark casually explained to Democracy Now's Amy Goodman that the Pentagon had already planned to take out Iran, along with 6 countries in 5 years including Iraq, Syria, Lebanon, Libya, Somalia, Sudan (2007 up to 2012).

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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.

The military’s work to analyze potential military options for Syria has been quietly going on for several weeks, two administration officials confirm to CNN. The bulk of the analysis is being done by staff of General Mattis, who would be the senior commander if the President were to order any action.

Mattis’ analysis is being shared with General Martin Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, who would then present options to the White House, if it came to that.

“We don’t want to be in the position of suddenly dusting off some five year old plan,” one official said. The official emphasized the work is extremely preliminary but said the military would look at a full range of contingencies.
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42 comments // U.S. military beginning review of Syria options

  • Radical_Centrist
  • Tayllerand
  • Tayllerand
  • freecrack
  • texhunter
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      texhunter  

    • I wonder: The first Desert Storm, America came out in the black because essentially the Saudi's covered the expenses for us to lead the charge in beating back the territory grab Saddam Hussain made in the Arabic peninsula. I wonder if one of those plans floating around is to become a hired gun.

    • 4 months ago
  • GENERALNATTY
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      GENERALNATTY  

    • Dissenters sent in??? That would have to be the case with the entire arab spring if that were true, the unrest in syria has been going on since last january the uprising part of the arab spring except Assad would not step down. A key issue during the arab spring is that all of the men who stepped down voluntarily were stripped of their wealth their families were persecuted and or criminally charged or they were killed. Assad watched all these Arab leaders get screwed what incentive does he have to step down now? I wouldn't step down if i was him either.

    • 4 months ago
  • Gordon_Shumway
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      Gordon_Shumway  

    • Human Rights Crisis my ass. How come we only care about protecting civilians when we want to do it with war making. Oh, and mainly when it's in the middle east. More civilians could be saved at less cost by ENDING our insane "War on Drugs" policy that leads to far more civilian deaths each year in Mexico and elsewhere than have occurred in Syria. Millions could be saved from starvation or AIDS in Africa and Asia with just medicine and some bags of grain. No bombs necessary; and consequently no media obsession. CNN is not going to cut to Breaking News: "Starving Somali Boy Given Sandwich".

      But rather than help civilians where the answers are easy and unambiguous, we are going to "help civilians" by introducing more violence and weapons into a region already awash in it; where I doubt that we really know the good guys from the bad. With all the over dramatized media coverage, I'm afraid the American People will fall for it again. And God knows where the ramifications of a Syrian military intervention will lead, because I surely do not know. But I'll make this prediction: It won't lead anywhere good!

    • 4 months ago
  • Sexirobot
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      Sexirobot  

    • Ever heard of the rainbow war plans? I'm sure the tin chests at the pentagon have "options" corresponding with every square inch of the planet.

      Saying the National Association of Theater Owners shouldn't get involved in Syria is a legitimate position ...calling whats going on "Another fake humanitarian crisis" (when civilians on both sides have died and continue to die in serious numbers) is just dishonest.

      You don't have to believe everything is next to peachy in other to oppose military intervention.

    • 4 months ago
  • maasanova
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      maasanova  
    • Sexirobot:

      Forgive me for being skeptical. To this day, I've seen no definitive proof aside from media reports that Qaddafi's army was killing his tens and thousands of his own citizens.

    • 4 months ago
  • Vierotchka
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      Vierotchka  
    • maasanova:

      That does by no means mean that it did not happen. What kind of proof do you require - you should perhaps have lived there for a few years and not as a rich American but with the people.

    • 4 months ago
  • circlesquared
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      circlesquared  
    • Vierotchka:

      rich American? please...we may be in the top percent of pay worldwide, but that doesn't mean the cost of living hasn't been adjusted to keep us poor. Very few Americans can meet there expenses and have leftovers...and condescension doesn't change that.

    • 4 months ago
  • Vierotchka
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      Vierotchka  
    • circlesquared:

      You missed my point entirely. I was talking about living in Libya for a few years with the people and not as a rich American working there for some corporation or other, rich in comparison with the population.

    • 4 months ago
  • circlesquared
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      circlesquared  
    • Vierotchka:

      you missed mine, talking about perspective is relevant regardless...that would certainly be another and relevant as well, but not so far apart...America is a war zone now too according to the people we "elected" to serve our best interest. Sick of these unacceptable actions in our name and the call for humanitarianism. We have proven that is not what we stand for and any action from the US currently can not be called such. Humanitarian orgs have been as deeply infiltrated by corruption of the few as those that blatantly make themselves clear to their intent.

    • 4 months ago
  • freecrack
  • freecrack
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      freecrack  
    • circlesquared:

      in the united states what constitutes poverty is wealth in these places.
      it isnt that every american is rich, it is none of us find ourselves rationalizing eating babies as the chinese have had to do at points.nor do our homeless have to wipe their ass's with their hands.

      in america those who dont make 10k a yr are impoverished.
      in these places those who make 10k a yr are upper middle calss.

      making the the united states poor, wealthy by comparison.

      or do you think lybians have food stamps?

    • 4 months ago
  • Vierotchka
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      Vierotchka  

    • Absolutely NOTHING fake about that humanitarian crisis - unless you think that it is normal to torture and kill children, women, old folks, young men, and to bomb their cities. Sheesh!

    • 4 months ago
  • maasanova
  • circlesquared
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      circlesquared  
    • maasanova:

      it is certainly hard to discern the truth when all info is twisted with lies and intent has become all too obvious...they aren't interested in protecting civil liberties in the US but we accept that as a reason to invade another country?

    • 4 months ago
  • Vierotchka
  • Vierotchka
  • maasanova
  • circlesquared
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      circlesquared  
    • Vierotchka:

      ok V...and I thought I had traveled more than most...you seem to have been around the world many times with your first hand accounts from every place posted here....waiting to hear from your friends at Lake Vostok. The news we get is showing more and more dead every day. I feel for any one caught in the middle of the destruction caused by uncaring leaders and uncaring gunman. I don't think our hands have been clean through any of the Arab Spring uprisings...we have more control in all of those countries now than we have actually had in years and if facebook is truly in the hands of the CIA makes you question even more.

    • 4 months ago
  • circlesquared
  • Vierotchka
  • Vierotchka
  • Vierotchka
  • circlesquared
    • +1
      circlesquared  
    • Vierotchka:

      right, but many more people died to get to that point...maybe they were used than sold out...we don't get the truth and there are always fools that think they are on the right side cause they're being paid so well then get thrown to the wolves when they need diversion or a scapegoat. The point is the US and humanitarian do not go hand in hand clearly based on actions.

    • 4 months ago
  • circlesquared
  • freecrack
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      freecrack  
    • maasanova:

      the syrians have been suffering from a humanatarian crisis for generations.the same crisis that has them relying on aid from foriegn nations, and has resulted in the uprising presently under way.

    • 4 months ago
  • freecrack
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      freecrack  
    • circlesquared:

      the united states political agenda doesnt change the state of affairs in syria, just how we respond to it.
      a humanatarian crisis is still a crisis even if we can find a way to use it to our benefit

    • 4 months ago
  • freecrack
  • Vierotchka
  • freecrack
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      freecrack  
    • Vierotchka:

      not as an insult to you, as it is to me equaly, but i think it is cuz we both share the same insanity, or the same sanity in an insane world.

      we both actualy believe the same things.only my conclusion supports israel where yours doesnt.

      funny thing about it, is certain parties who are famously antisemitic (so much so those not even looking for it notice) that while im pro-israel, and you are anti-israel, we can agree against them.and they (him really) still try to claim they arent being antisemitic.

      not fooling you or me, or anyone else, just making a mockery of themselves.

    • 4 months ago
  • Vierotchka
  • freecrack
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      freecrack  
    • Vierotchka:

      look im not a zionist, but i have to accept that being for the only zionist state puts me in the zionist camp, and equaly when you are against zionism, and israel is the only zionist state, it puts you against israel.

      i dont understand how israel is acting like nazis in any way that is nazi unique.
      sure the idf just like the nazis use military force.
      and so does every other nation on the planet too.making it not nazi-esk but standard.

      i just dont see the parallel between israel and germany any more than anyone else

    • 4 months ago
  • freecrack
  • VFORVENDETTA
  • rerushg
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      rerushg  

    • It's a human rights issue, right? So why is this our job? I could go into a human-rights-start-at-home rant but I'll stuff that.
      There are 5 quite formidable nations bordering on Syria and you could throw a rock there from Saudi Arabia. Are they helpless? Or is human rights of no particular concern to them?

    • 4 months ago
  • sugarmountian
  • letsliveinpeace
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      letsliveinpeace  

    • First off, when I was in the USAF, we actually war gamed the first Iraq war during an readiness exercise, so no surprises in this at all, except for the claim provocateurs were used to start this up. I think Assad deserves full credit for that. And since we have seen armored personnel carriers and tanks used by the Syrians, Predator drones armed with Hellfire missiles should change up things real quick, since killing tanks is why they were built in the first place.

      Great post thanks!

    • 4 months ago
  • remanns
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      remanns  

    • The military plans for everything they can conceive of,....and revises plans with some regularity.

      ( its those things they DONT plan for you need to try to worry about,.... assuming your powers of anticipation are more flexible or refined than theirs ! )

      - nice to know that Syria has been recently reviewed a bit though.

    • 4 months ago
  • maasanova
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