Strike on Syria is technically feasible, former French general says

michaelvail

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Wed Aug-10-11 01:04 PM
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Strike on Syria is technically feasible, former French general says

http://stratrisks.com/geostrat/566

A Nato strike to disable the Syrian army is technically feasible according to experts, such as former French air chief Jean Rannou. But it could make the country�s internal situation worse.

Nato member countries would begin by using satellite technology to spot Syrian air defences. A few days later, warplanes, in larger numbers than Libya, would take off from the UK base in Cyprus and spend some 48 hours destroying Syrian surface-to-air missiles (SAMs) and jets. Alliance aircraft would then start an open-ended bombardment of Syrian tanks and ground troops.

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RZM

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Wed Aug-10-11 01:56 PM
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1. Not going to happen

The only way I could any direct Western involvement would be if Assad totally went off the deep end and started killing people at a much faster clip. Like thousands a week. That's probably not going to happen.

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