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World View: U.S. Syria Military Strike Gains Momentum, Despite Confused Signals
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John J. Xenakis
9/4/2013
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New record: Two million Syrian refugees have fled to other countries
The number of registered Syrian war refugees who have fled to other countries has now passed the two million mark, more than half of them children. This is nine times as many as there were a year ago. The number of refugees increases by about 5,000 every day. As of the end August this comprised 110,000 in Egypt, 168,000 in Iraq, 515,000 in Jordan, 716,000 in Lebanon and 460,000 in Turkey. A further 4.25 million people are displaced inside Syria, amounting to a total of more than 6 million people refugees.
So we have millions of refugees fleeing Syria, we have tens of thousands of al-Qaeda linked Sunni Muslim militants headed for Syria, we have thousands of Shia Muslim militants supplied by Iran and Hezbollah headed for Syria, and we have massive amounts of advanced heavy military weaponry arriving from Russia, headed for the Syria regime. This is a clear trend toward an explosive situation, irrespective of whether the U.S. lobs a few cruise missiles or not. United Nations refugee agency - UNHCR
U.S. Syria military strike gains momentum, despite confused signals
Republican Congressional leaders on Tuesday came out strongly in support of President Barack Obama's proposed military strike on Syria, giving enormous additional momentum to the proposal.
The proposal will authorize American military action in Syria for 60 days, with a possible 30 day extension.
This was despite a statement by Obama that seemed to be designed to cover all the bases:
The words "limited" and "proportional" are targeted to people who want little or no military action, while the phrases "degrade Assad's capabilities" and "upgrade the capabilities" are targeted to people who want to do something more than a so-called "pin prick" strike.
Administration officials evaded answering the question of whether Obama would go ahead with a military strike anyway, even if the Congress votes against it.
Whatever the real intentions of the Administration, it appears increasingly inevitable that a military strike will occur. Time
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View the complete post at:
http://www.breitbart.com/Big-Peace/2...nfused-signals
Breitbart / Big-Peace
John J. Xenakis
9/4/2013
Excerpt:
New record: Two million Syrian refugees have fled to other countries
The number of registered Syrian war refugees who have fled to other countries has now passed the two million mark, more than half of them children. This is nine times as many as there were a year ago. The number of refugees increases by about 5,000 every day. As of the end August this comprised 110,000 in Egypt, 168,000 in Iraq, 515,000 in Jordan, 716,000 in Lebanon and 460,000 in Turkey. A further 4.25 million people are displaced inside Syria, amounting to a total of more than 6 million people refugees.
So we have millions of refugees fleeing Syria, we have tens of thousands of al-Qaeda linked Sunni Muslim militants headed for Syria, we have thousands of Shia Muslim militants supplied by Iran and Hezbollah headed for Syria, and we have massive amounts of advanced heavy military weaponry arriving from Russia, headed for the Syria regime. This is a clear trend toward an explosive situation, irrespective of whether the U.S. lobs a few cruise missiles or not. United Nations refugee agency - UNHCR
U.S. Syria military strike gains momentum, despite confused signals
Republican Congressional leaders on Tuesday came out strongly in support of President Barack Obama's proposed military strike on Syria, giving enormous additional momentum to the proposal.
The proposal will authorize American military action in Syria for 60 days, with a possible 30 day extension.
This was despite a statement by Obama that seemed to be designed to cover all the bases:
"It is something limited. It is something proportional. It will degrade Assad’s capabilities. At the same time, we have a broader strategy that will allow us to upgrade the capabilities of the opposition and allow Syria to ultimately free itself.
This is not Iraq, this is not Afghanistan. This is a limited proportional step that will send a message not only to the Assad regime, but to other countries that may be interested in testing some of these international norms, that there are consequences."
This is not Iraq, this is not Afghanistan. This is a limited proportional step that will send a message not only to the Assad regime, but to other countries that may be interested in testing some of these international norms, that there are consequences."
The words "limited" and "proportional" are targeted to people who want little or no military action, while the phrases "degrade Assad's capabilities" and "upgrade the capabilities" are targeted to people who want to do something more than a so-called "pin prick" strike.
Administration officials evaded answering the question of whether Obama would go ahead with a military strike anyway, even if the Congress votes against it.
Whatever the real intentions of the Administration, it appears increasingly inevitable that a military strike will occur. Time
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View the complete post at:
http://www.breitbart.com/Big-Peace/2...nfused-signals