Let’s start with a simple invention:
Obama opts to expand Syria operation with allied air strikes
DEBKAfile, Sep 6 2013
US military sources report that Obama has decided to expand the US operation against Syria’s chemical weapons. Instead of confining the action to Tomahawk cruise missiles fired from warships, he is now turning to the introduction of air strikes by US, French, Turkish and Saudi bombers. This indicates that the US targeting inventory will include Syrian chemical weapons stockpiles and air bases.
But no!:
US Rules Out Hitting Attacking Syrian Chemical Sites
Richard Sisk, Military.com, Sep 6 2013
The Pentagon has ruled out hitting attacking Syrian chemical weapons stockpiles, Pentagon Press Secretary George Little said Thursday. He said: “We are taking into account in our planning that there could be environmental impacts in large dispersions of chemical stockpiles.”
All right, let’s try again:
USAF will target Syria’s air force, ballistic missiles and air defenses
DEBKAfile, Sep 7 2013
The reports coming out of Washington in the last 24 hours indicate that Obama has resolved not just to degrade Syria’s chemical capabilities but also to take down its airforce, destroy its airbases and knock out its ground-to-ground ballistic missiles, using giant B-52 bombers and B-2 stealth bombers. Some of the bombers will fly in directly from the US, others from the al-Udeid base in Qatar. F-22 Raptor fighter-bombers are also scheduled to take part in the US air offensive. The US operation will also target the Syrian army’s 4th and Republican Guard divisions. Russia and Iran are already getting set to replenish by air and sea the losses the US air and missile offensive is expected to inflict on the Syria military.
But no! Foiled again!:
Iran rules out sending arms, troops to Damascus
JPost, Sep 7 2013
… Iranian Defense Minister Hossein Dehghan ruled out sending troops or weapons to Syria. “The Syrians do not need us to provide them with weapons because they have a defensive anti-aircraft system themselves,” Dehghan said.
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