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Originally posted by gravitor
Originally posted by milkyway12
Your mad
gravitor
Utter garbage
gravitor
Originally posted by gravitor
Keep Your blood thirsty thoughts for somewhere else, war mongerer.
gravitor
Originally posted by mobiusmale
Originally posted by gravitor
Keep Your blood thirsty thoughts for somewhere else, war mongerer.
gravitor
Oh, I see...you have more of your learned retorts for me too.
I am only stating what I believe will happen...not what I want to happen. Perhaps you were unable to cipher this difference before dashing off your quick condemnation.
Originally posted by ALOSTSOUL
reply to post by CALGARIAN
This isn't about Syria it's about Iran. Syria is one of irans few remaining allies. Control Syria, control the war.
ALS
Originally posted by hmdphantom
reply to post by xuenchen
Not true. In Iran people are very supporting their leader. There is a little minority shouting "US , liberate us"
Originally posted by princeofpeace
LMAO!!! You dont know Iranian history very well? Oh and there is a reason folks there dont shout out their discontent. Do you see how they treat their citizens?
Originally posted by hmdphantom
reply to post by xuenchen
Not true. In Iran people are very supporting their leader. There is a little minority shouting "US , liberate us"
The Arab countries appear to have weapons of mass destruction. Do they use them against America?
Not against America but they are used against each other.
Originally posted by princeofpeace
LMAO!!! You dont know Iranian history very well? Oh and there is a reason folks there dont shout out their discontent. Do you see how they treat their citizens?
Originally posted by hmdphantom
reply to post by xuenchen
Not true. In Iran people are very supporting their leader. There is a little minority shouting "US , liberate us"
Originally posted by ludwigvonmises003
reply to post by Dimitri Dzengalshlevi
princeofpeace is a troll. Don't consider him one of us.True conservatives like us and Ron Paul would never support such nonsense.
Mobile surface-to-air defences
Damascus recently signed deals for Russian medium-range SA-17s, although it’s not clear if any of the advanced surface-to-air missiles were delivered. Syria did receive up to 50 modern air-defence systems known as SA-22s, big trucks mounted with guns and missiles that complement some of Syria’s older surface-to-air hardware, which can also move by road. Thousands of smaller hand-held portable anti-aircraft missiles are also stocked in the country’s arsenals.
Chemical weapons
Chemical weapons development dates back at least to the 1970s in Syria, and its stockpiles now include mustard, sarin, and VX agents. Senate testimony this year from the director of the U.S. Defense Intelligence Agency suggested that Mr. al-Assad may even possess biological weapons, though with “potential for limited agent production” only. These nasty things could theoretically be delivered via artillery or bomb drops, but the most practical threat would be a missile that could reach Israel or Turkey.
Asymmetric warfare
Damascus is believed to have strong links with Hezbollah, second only to the militant group’s even stronger ties with Iran. Both countries could give weapons to extremists with hints about where to aim them.