Reported Israeli Airstrikes In Syria Could Accelerate U.S. Decision Process

[Purveyor]

By Karen DeYoung, Sunday, May 5, 5:46 PM

Israel’s reported airstrikes in Syria — and the threat of a retaliatory strike by the Syrian government — are likely to accelerate decision-making within the United States, where the Obama administration was already moving toward a sharp escalation of U.S. involvement in the two-year-old crisis.

Senior officials said the deployment of U.S. troops to Syria remains unlikely, but they have indicated that a decision will come within weeks on options ranging from the supply of weapons to the Syrian rebels to the use of U.S. aircraft and missiles to ground President Bashar al-Assad’s air power by destroying planes, runways and missile sites inside Syria.

Neither Israeli nor U.S. officials confirmed an attack Sunday morning that reportedly hit a weapons shipment in Syria — including sophisticated missiles and air defense equipment — about to be transferred to Lebanon-based Hezbollah.

But President Obama, in an interview broadcast just hours later on Sunday, said Israel is justified in preventing the provision of weapons to Hezbollah.

“We coordinate very closely with the Israelis, recognizing that . . . they are very close to Syria, they’re very close to Lebanon,” Obama said in the interview, recorded Saturday with the Spanish-language Telemundo, after an earlier Israeli attack reported late Friday.

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[SummerSnow]

1. I bet the U.S. will send troops.Especially if Syria retaliates.

Why can't we just mind our business?

[MaineLinePhilly]

2. I'm sick of Israel

Fucking Benjamin Netanyahu definitely preferred a Romney to an Obama win and I'm sick of other countries doing shit that puts pressure on us to intervene. I get that they definitely have the right to defend itself, but fucking leave us out of it and don't ask for shit. I want us to mind our own business for once.

[HereSince1628]

6. I'm sick of playing in The Great Game...it's well over 100 years now

and we're still responding to the moves among players no longer extant.

[Boomerproud]

3. The next few days are going to be very interesting.

[Arctic Dave]

4. I wonder if shitstain NuttyYahoo had prior knowledge of the report

about the "rebels" using nerve gas.

I wonder if he is trying to get his punches in before the world pulls the plug on the terrorist.

[LittleBlue]

5. Israel our 51st albatross state

Causes us absolutely nothing but trouble, gives us nothing and disrespects our president numerous times.

[L0oniX]

7. Stay the fuck out of it! Here's your choices: Assad/Iran or rebels/Al Qaeda

There is no right or good side in this. There may be only what ever Israel decides to drag us into and that looks like it's going to be with Al Qaeda. Forced to be on the side of Al Qaeda or Iran ...WTF ...STAY THE FUCKING HELL OUT OF IT!