Per US officials, we can't take out the chem weapons depots. Too dangerous.

[elehhhhna]

This leads to two questions:


WTF are we taking out, then, and why?

and DO "WE" REALLY KNOW WHERE THIS SHIT IS?







Under Bush's old desk, maybe...

[David__77]

1. Well Obama said he MAYBE wants a "shot across the bow."

Definition: "A warning shot (in nautical terms, often called a shot across the bow) is a harmless artillery shot or gunshot intended to call attention and demand some action." So, a slap on the wrist?

Interesting wording, and makes me think all the more that this is a man under virtual house arrest by his "advisors."

[malaise]

2. There are none to take out

[DJ13]

3. Oh come on

They have all those invisible WMD's from Iraq.

[Laelth]

4. Genuinely curious. Is there a source for this claim?

I must have missed it.



-Laelth

[elehhhhna]

6. yep

http://spectator.org/blog/2013/08/27/chemical-weapon-sites-bomb-wit

http://www.jpost.com/Middle-East/US-response-to-Syria-chemical-weapons-attack-not-aimed-at-regime-change-324452

[Laelth]

7. Thanks. n/t

-Laelth

[kelliekat44]

5. So we will just kill people instead. nt

[Brother Buzz]

8. The rebels will glom onto them in the vacuum

That's a genuine fear I have.

[JI7]

9. you think they should attack the chemical weapons area ?

[cali]

10. I've posted all the info on why and what

in several ops.

In brief, it's to "punish" Assad- but just a little.

[randome]

11. The objective is to either take Assad out or damage his capabilities a lot.

Of course no one is going to 'explode' the chemical munitions dump. You wouldn't even do that for a conventional explosives dump unless creating a 'big bang' was what you were after.
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[cali]

12. No, it's not. The admin has made it quite clear that those are NOT

their objectives.

Their objectives are very limited and they've telegraphed them to the entire world.