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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsUS 'will not intervene in Syria as rebels don't support interests', says top general
General Martin Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and Barack Obama's chief military adviser, said that the US military was capable of taking out the Syrian government's airforce and tipping the deepening struggle back in the favour of the country's opposition.
But, in an extraordinarily frank assessment, Gen. Dempsey said that approach was not favoured by Washington as it would leave the US mired in another Middle Eastern war and offer little chance of peace in a country wracked by ethnic divisions.
In an August 19 letter to Representative Eliot Engel, obtained by the Associated Press, Gen. Dempsey effectively ruled out even limited intervention, including US cruise missile attacks and other options that wouldn't require US troops on the ground.
"Syria today is not about choosing between two sides but rather about choosing one among many sides," he said. "It is my belief that the side we choose must be ready to promote their interests and ours when the balance shifts in their favour. Today, they are not."
But, in an extraordinarily frank assessment, Gen. Dempsey said that approach was not favoured by Washington as it would leave the US mired in another Middle Eastern war and offer little chance of peace in a country wracked by ethnic divisions.
In an August 19 letter to Representative Eliot Engel, obtained by the Associated Press, Gen. Dempsey effectively ruled out even limited intervention, including US cruise missile attacks and other options that wouldn't require US troops on the ground.
"Syria today is not about choosing between two sides but rather about choosing one among many sides," he said. "It is my belief that the side we choose must be ready to promote their interests and ours when the balance shifts in their favour. Today, they are not."
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/middleeast/syria/10257208/US-will-not-intervene-in-Syria-as-rebels-dont-support-interests-says-top-general.html
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US 'will not intervene in Syria as rebels don't support interests', says top general (Original Post)
FarCenter
Aug 2013
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Cali_Democrat
(30,439 posts)1. Good
One less war to worry about.
Vinnie From Indy
(10,820 posts)2. Gramps McCain is gonna spit out his dentures when he hears this!!!
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Scootaloo
(25,699 posts)3. Well, now that they're LOSING...
Historic NY
(37,453 posts)4. They are fights we can't win for either side....
much like Egypt and Libya..hell things are still unsettled in Iraq.