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In reply to the discussion: Mr. Kerry, Is THAT Really You? [View all]MADem
(135,425 posts)If al Assad needs "X" bridge to get his chemical weapons from point A to point B, take out "X" bridge.
If al Assad wants to use helicopters to disperse CW over a wider area, take out the helicopters.
Fuck with al-Assad, himself, personally. Take out his Presidential jet; crater his airfields so he can't take off and land, for example. Limit his movement, force him to use less optimal means of travel.
None of these targets will kill civilians, unless they all camp on the runways. They can be hit with great precision--and to good effect. There are many other targets that will slow al-Assad down, mess with him, but not hurt people. That's not the intent here, to hurt civilians--the intent is to make al Assad feel pain by messing with his toys for two or three days. It's not a "destroy everything" scenario--just a "Let's see how YOU like it" quick blow, with an inference that "There's more where that came from" if he continues to gas civilians.