In an interview with Bret Baier, Keane called
Assad’s air capabilities his most vulnerable
military component.
“We can take down those air fields, the
aircraft on them,” Keane said. “Also, the
munitions, the fuel, the warehouses that the
Iranians and Russians are using to resupply them,
we can do all of that. That would be a significant
degradation of his capability, and something he
isn’t bargaining for. He is not expecting to lose
his air power over the use of chemical weapons.”
Hisham Melhem,
Washington bureau chief of Al
Arabiya television:
Limited action in Syria will not
restore U.S. credibility in region
The newly-sworn in President
Barack Obama sat down with Al
Arabiya news, and offered "a hand of
friendship" to the Arab world in
January 2009.
Today, the Arab world has mixed
feelings when it comes to the
president, and view potential
military action in Syria with
skepticism.
"President Obama's stature
and reputation in the Arab world
has taken a beating long before
the war in Syria," said Hisham
Melhem, Washington bureau chief
of Al Arabiya television, who
conducted that first interview
with Obama.
Four
$1.8 billion US
destroyers
around Syria
US Navy beefing up presence in
Persian Gulf,
USS Harry
Truman to
arrive shortly
Officials
describe the
introduction
of an
additional
aircraft
carrier as
prudent
planning
The USS
Harry S.
Truman has
arrived in the
Arabian Sea
and was
scheduled to
take the place
of the USS
Nimitz, which
was supposed
to head home.
The Navy has
ordered the
Nimitz, which
is in the
Indian Ocean,
to stay for
now.
Amid Syria tensions,
Russia sends
more warships
to
Mediterranean
Interfax:
Russia to beef
up presence
over
"well-known"
crisis; navy
says
deployment is
unrelated to
developments
in Syria.
'Koenig's Eye View from the White
House'
August 30,
2013
America is
breaking
apart: Is a
series of
major events
coming soon?
…. Key dates
that fit
historical
patterns and
anniversaries
that will fall
in September
and October …
A significant
pattern: The
history of
40-year
economic
collapses
since 1773,
the sixth
40-year period
ends in 2013
and runs into
2016
Syrian
conflict
update and
insight ....
Obama’s grand
strategy in
the Middle
East has
failed: Five
miscalculations
… Resetting US
foreign policy
....
Major threats
Israel is
facing …
Israel’s
killer robots
…. Humorous
and true: The
complete
idiot’s chart
to
understanding
the Middle
East ….
One-State
Solution: Give
the Middle
East to the
Jews ….