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1. Assad is a serial liar, so who Know ? Nt

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Thu May 30, 2013, 06:14 AM

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Russian S300 anti-aircraft missiles 'delivered to Syria' [View all] dipsydoodle May 2013 OP

Assad is a serial liar, so who Know ? Nt Sand Wind May 2013 #1

So you think John2 May 2013 #2

Hear! Hear! another_liberal May 2013 #3

Ditto... IthinkThereforeIAM May 2013 #6

There Is so much disinformation here that I just dont know where to begin. Sand Wind May 2013 #7

I'm sure Russia will confirm or deny this soon. Putin has hardly been shy about acknowledging arms pampango May 2013 #4

This makes sense - I just hope that the conference happens and that there is some solution karynnj May 2013 #5

Those S-300's effective against cruise missiles? Adsos Letter May 2013 #8

It will be a long time before they are effective against anything hack89 May 2013 #9

True, Sir The Magistrate May 2013 #10

If I were the Israelis I'd opt for the warehouse target, if possible. Adsos Letter May 2013 #12

Why wouldn't Russia send crews? another_liberal May 2013 #15

Because they are not stupid. hack89 May 2013 #17

They have sent crews for their weapons supplied to foreign lands before. another_liberal May 2013 #21

Then Russians will be killed hack89 May 2013 #22

You had better hope . . . another_liberal May 2013 #40

The Israelis are more than capable of handling the S-300 hack89 May 2013 #41

We will see. another_liberal May 2013 #44

Anyone who puts boots on the ground in Syria - Russians, Americans, Iranian, Israelis, British or pampango May 2013 #42

I agree. nt hack89 May 2013 #43

There are crews there right now. David__77 May 2013 #25

There may be Russians in Syria hack89 May 2013 #26

There are trainers there. For S-300, who knows? David__77 May 2013 #30

The Russians will not participate in combat hack89 May 2013 #31

There would be no reason for them to. David__77 May 2013 #33

The Israelis will take out any S-300 batteries hack89 May 2013 #37

In terms of foreign involvement "boots on the ground" is a step up from supplying weapons. pampango May 2013 #18

From what I have read, they are designed to be effective against cruise missiles too. pampango May 2013 #11

I can't imagine that Russia would be so stupid as to man them nt hack89 May 2013 #13

They did in Cuba . . . another_liberal May 2013 #16

Another move in the Great Game aristocles May 2013 #14

RIA Novosti: Doubts Cast Over Reported S-300 Deliveries to Syria Purveyor May 2013 #19

Latest: Russian missile shipment has reached Russia aristocles May 2013 #20

‘Assad is lying about possessing S-300 missiles' Sand Wind May 2013 #23

Have a link to the article, Sand Wind? nt DonViejo May 2013 #28

Easy to find, just google the first sentence bananas May 2013 #35

Reuters: Moscow suggests missiles have yet to reach Assad bananas May 2013 #36

Hard to say who is telling the truth at this point. roamer65 May 2013 #24

This s potentially not news... Swede Atlanta May 2013 #27

What a joke. jessie04 May 2013 #29

They're insurance against foreign intervention, not the rebels. Posteritatis May 2013 #34

Thanks a pantload, Vlad! MjolnirTime May 2013 #32

Syria's new anti-aircraft missiles will be game-changing, say defence analysts cqo_000 May 2013 #38

From the Guardian article: Russian S-300s ... may not be ready for months pampango May 2013 #39

They would never survives long enough to become combat ready hack89 May 2013 #45