Syria
Aug 27th 2013, 5:34 pm
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Syria
Seems Obama et al are quite keen to throw a few missiles in Syria's direction.
So the questions are:
1. What will a few missiles do to impact the overall situation? Pun intended.
2. Why? Too much Old Not Used stock?
So the questions are:
1. What will a few missiles do to impact the overall situation? Pun intended.
2. Why? Too much Old Not Used stock?
Aug 27th 2013, 5:49 pm
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Re: Syria
1. May tip the balance of power. The rebels have achieved a lot without air cover or much in the way of heavy weapons.
Any attacks will presumably go against command and control centers, so expect a few bunker-busters to be dropped on the likely locations of the world's most reviled ophthalmologist.
2. On the contrary, it's probably not old stock (surely most of the Vietnam era stock was used up in Iraq and Afghanistan). It been a few years since we had a nice air war, so it's time show off the boys', and girls', latest toys that have been developed over the past eight or so years!
Any attacks will presumably go against command and control centers, so expect a few bunker-busters to be dropped on the likely locations of the world's most reviled ophthalmologist.
2. On the contrary, it's probably not old stock (surely most of the Vietnam era stock was used up in Iraq and Afghanistan). It been a few years since we had a nice air war, so it's time show off the boys', and girls', latest toys that have been developed over the past eight or so years!
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Aug 27th 2013, 6:24 pm
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Re: Syria
So more a R&D opportunity?
With real life, or soon to be ex life, targets?
With real life, or soon to be ex life, targets?
Aug 27th 2013, 6:59 pm
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Re: Syria
and.......................
Hint, Froggies.
Hint, Froggies.
Aug 27th 2013, 7:20 pm
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Re: Syria
I started a thread yesterday in the "take it outside" forum and think the west might be being played as at patsy.
http://britishexpats.com/forum/showthread.php?t=807281
http://britishexpats.com/forum/showthread.php?t=807281
Aug 27th 2013, 7:27 pm
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Re: Syria
Are China and Russia not firmly in Assad's camp?
Nothing like a good old globe-encompassing conflict. It'll be like the good ol' days.
Nothing like a good old globe-encompassing conflict. It'll be like the good ol' days.
Aug 27th 2013, 7:28 pm
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Re: Syria
Intervention in Syria just might be a Versailles moment. It is poor form to stomp on your opponent when they are down.
Aug 27th 2013, 7:30 pm
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Nobody is that bothered, personally this seems an ideal replacement for the Iran Iraq War - Happy Days.
Aug 27th 2013, 7:32 pm
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I'm confused - are Al-Qaeda the good guys or the bad guys in this one?
Aug 27th 2013, 7:34 pm
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Degrees of badness all round.
Aug 27th 2013, 7:34 pm
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