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jakeXT

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21. Kosovo option?
Sun Feb 26, 2012, 06:37 PM
Feb 2012


'US to announce aerial blockade on Syria'

US readies for possibility of intervention without UN resolution, Asharq Al-Awsat reports, citing US military official; plan to include humanitarian aid to Syrian refugees on Turkey's border

The Pentagon is readying for the possibility of intervention in Syria, aiming to halt Syrian President Bashsar Assad's violent crackdown on protesters, the newspaper Asharq Al-Awsat reported Saturday, citing a US military offical.
 
According to the official, the intervention scenario calls for the establishment of a buffer zone on the Turkish border, in order to receive Syrian refugees. The Red Cross would then provide the civilians humanitarian aid, before NATO crews would arrive from Turkey and join the efforts.

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The intercession is to be modeled after NATO's efforts in Kosovo, which brought an end to the Serbian control of the region. NATO's plan of action included prolonged aerial shelling.
http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4194506,00.html


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I agree with not standing by while slaughter continues, so why doesn't that same logic apply to IndyJones Feb 2012 #1
well there is SOME oil down there isnt there? *sarcasm* n/t JesterCS Feb 2012 #2
It would certainly be easier to get the oil through Syria for Israel than jakeXT Feb 2012 #5
The US as a general rule dipsydoodle Feb 2012 #3
I beg to differ; greiner3 Feb 2012 #8
But not always - e.g. Somalia in Dec 92. The original mission was stop the fighting, open supply 24601 Feb 2012 #18
Didn't we ship weapons to Mexico ? jakeXT Feb 2012 #4
Is Mexico's official government shelling their civilians? boppers Feb 2012 #6
Many believe that the government is working with the drug lords. IndyJones Feb 2012 #14
Why does that matter? David__77 Feb 2012 #16
Venezuela's murder rate is 3 times Mexico's. n/t EX500rider Feb 2012 #19
Bring the troops home now! CAPHAVOC Feb 2012 #10
And as we leave make sure that the weapons are in the hands of the rebels. On this I agree with jwirr Feb 2012 #12
I think you mean Colombia. Arctic Dave Feb 2012 #11
I was just joking about the Lawrence of Arabia movie. CAPHAVOC Feb 2012 #13
I think it's France's turn to take on another foreign civil war slackmaster Feb 2012 #7
Sending in the cheese eating surrender monkeys? DUIC Feb 2012 #9
Sarkozy would never do that now Laughing Mirror Feb 2012 #15
Why not? Ter Feb 2012 #17
Salon (Jordan Michael Smith): Why Obama won’t intervene in Syria pampango Feb 2012 #20
Kosovo option? jakeXT Feb 2012 #21
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