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"No Fly Zone" Over Syria Imminent?
Roughly six months after the imposition of the No Fly Zone over Libya, which ultimately led to the liberation of the country's Light Sweet Crude and the placement of an Eni SpA executive (Italy's largest oil company) as Libya's oil minister and also had a side effect of getting Gaddafi murdered in broad daylight by the reformed freedom fighters, the script is about to be rewound from the beginning, and a few thousand miles east, this time next to explosive powderkeg Syria. Albawaba news, which cites Kuwait's al Rai daily, reports that Arab jet fighters, and possibly Turkish warplanes, backed by American logistic support will implement a no fly zone in Syria's skies, after the Arab League will issue a decision, under its Charter, calling for the protection of Syrian civilians. In other words, foreign countries will take it upon themselves to do what only America has done with impunity so far: decide what is best for a given sovereign nation's population. Granted, we have yet to verify the credibility of both Al Bawaba and Al Rai, although at first blush they appear substantially more credible than Debka-type fly by night operations. Which then leads to a sobering conclusion: if indeed Europe and the Western world is dead set upon an aerial campaign above Syria, then all eyes turn to the East, and specifically Russia and China, which have made it very clear they will not tolerate any intervention. And naturally the biggest unknown of all is Iran, which has said than any invasion of Syria will be dealt with swiftly and severely. Then again, the Iranian war foreplay has gone on for far too long at this point that we have gotten to where headlines about the "imminent" Iranian war are almost as ignored as headlines about how "Europe is bailed out" all over again.
From Al Bawaba:
Senior European sources said that Arab jet fighters, and possibly Turkish warplanes, backed by American logistic support will implement a no fly zone in Syria's skies, after the Arab League will issue a decision, under its Charter, calling for the protection of Syrian civilians.
The sources told Kuwait's al Rai daily that the no fly ban will include a ban on the movement of Syrian military vehicles, including tanks, personnel carriers and artillery, adding that this move would aim at curbing the movement of Assad forces, and cripple their ability to bomb cities. The European sources said the no fly ban might lead to the paralysis of the Syrian regime forces "in less than 24 hours."
Meanwhile, it is reported that the leadership of the Turkish General Staff informed all the concerned parties with the Syrian issue its rejection of the idea that the Turkish army would launch any invasion to the Syrian territory including the area adjacent to the Turkish border to establish a "buffer zone" to protect civilians fleeing the violence.
Perhaps "buffer zone" in the Farsi translates as Lebensraum. Pardon us while we look it up.
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Food for thought...
Brzezinski:
General Wesley Clark
Con: ya gotta be kidding all of us! Quoting Zbiggie? And, if you've ever walked through the five-sided-puzzle-palace, you'd know that they have contingency plans for Private Smith to take a crap in <undisclosed location> in concert with all of the other privates named Smith, within 4 seconds TOT, at a time not earlier than 3 1/2 years from now.
- Ned
Reading Zbig is a must: It is perinent to know what the enemy is doing.
Isn't it amazing. We are assisting to create that which seeks to destroy us. Can they really join all the MENA countries together?
Umm, lest we forget:
http://articles.businessinsider.com/2011-11-18/europe/30414010_1_western...
We are talking about the possibility of a global military event at this point folks. Krugman must be salivating - the sick bastard...
Russia and China will not act if the Arabs impose this. Politically, they really can't interfere that strongly in a local matter
I agree with that assessment, but there are externalities and tensions beyond what I would consider normal here. I wouldn't go so far as to state or imply that anything is imminent at this point. Good prudence seems to be lacking though, and there is great potential for misunderstandings and undesired conflict under these kinds of circumstances.
See that's the problem though. It will have all the "appearances" of the Arabs "imposing" it when it fact they are mere puppets to the Western Superpowers...and China/Russia will have to decide if they play ignorantly along...or call the bluff...
They are even more corrupt than the US?
But as a proxy, they can interfere, like the major powers they are, or else wish to thus become.
Russia and China will be sitting there and to them it will look just like a reverse Domino Effect on their southern borders and 'their' immediate strategic airspace. It will look like something that's much more sinister than the MSM asserts.
They will NOT sit on their hands in the face of this, in the very same way that we wouldn't, either.
Georgia was a warning and NATO didn't care to listen, so another more compelling proxy example is necessary.
As Robert McNamara said, you have to 'empathise' with an enemy to understand them, to grasp what they will do in order to avoid a miscalculation that leads to an otherwise unexpected or unforeseen strategic war ... or a proxy-war ... between major power interests.
Likewise; you don't let your opponent out of his corner when you have him on the ropes.
Dreams of more-or less leaving Afghanistan in 2014 are fantasy, because these have NATO on the ropes ... this is the fight they WANTED ... and it is going to increasingly be a proxy fight.
Russians and the Chinese do not want the military analogue/counterpart of Wall Street on their border - PERIOD.
And they will do all necessary to remove it and eliminate it.
So far it's all been an extremely unimpressive and absurd/pathetic insurgency skirmish, with typical US overkill tactics in the middle East, against stuff-all real opposition, and no REALLY BIG casualties, since Sept 11 ... but that's going to change, because a real fight, between big powers, via proxy, is now almost certain.
The continuing utter stupidity of the thoroughly idiotic and bankrupt reasoning for being in the area and killing so many of the outraged occupied locals is also a big part of why this MUST occur.
The other big powers are thus forced to demoralise, punish and bleed NATO, else like a bankster who's never punished, they "absolutely will not stop".
And if US/NATO/UN/Israel do not stop, there WILL be a nuclear exchange.
we have always been at war with eastasia. ron paul '12
Brzezinski
"Today it is easier to kill a million people than it is to control a million people"
Those old Bike Boom (70's) era Bicycles are tough. They had 2 sprockets on the pedals and 5 sprockets on the wheel and weighed about 35 pounds. Today they have 2 and sometimes 3 sprockets on the pedals and 10 sprockets on the wheel and the lightest one's weigh in at 12 pounds. They also cost more than a new top of the line new car did in the 70's. I payed more money for a bike I purchased last year than I did for my first new car in the late 70's.
You weren't cool unless you were rocking one of these.
http://attachments.techguy.org/attachments/165588d1266866994/red-1970s-b...
That shifter got banned for obvious reasons.
I can only afford a unicycle with all this 70's style inflation, errrrrrrrrr, 3% inflation.
Sorry to point out that, actually, it was UK and French jets, not the US, that enforced the No-fly zone over Libya. All part of Obama's strategy of "Leading from behind" you know.
The US flew thousands of sorties over Libya.
Americans are so full of themselves and just can't handle the truth? Perhaps that's why the US is so fucked up? "Allies" only ever get mentioned when the US is trying to divert attention, and so obviously so to all other than a domestic audience. After the initial onslaught of missiles i=on Tripoli and Benghazi from many parties, the US did diddly squat. Please produce evidence that the US flew "Thousands of sorties" over Libya and state WHERE they flew from. According to my reliable sources in London, that is not correct.
By Dave Majumdar - Staff writerPosted : Thursday Jun 30, 2011 12:33:04 EDT
Air Force and Navy aircraft are still flying hundreds of strike missions over Libya despite the Obama administration’s claim that American forces are playing only a limited support role in the NATO operation.
An Africa Command (AFRICOM) spokeswoman confirmed Wednesday that since NATO’s Operation Unified Protector (OUP) took over from the American-led Operation Odyssey Dawn on March 31, the U.S. military has flown hundreds of strike sorties. Previously, Washington had claimed that it was mostly providing intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) and tanker support to NATO forces operating over Libya.
“U.S. aircraft continue to fly support [ISR and refueling] missions, as well as strike sorties under NATO tasking,” AFRICOM spokeswoman Nicole Dalrymple said in an emailed statement. “As of today, and since 31 March, the U.S. has flown a total of 3,475 sorties in support of OUP. Of those, 801 were strike sorties, 132 of which actually dropped ordnance.”
http://www.navytimes.com/news/2011/06/defense-africom-air-force-navy-fly...
As compared to how many STRIKE missions flown by UK and French jets which actually dropped ordnance? I have the answer but will await your response.
Keep moving the goal posts all you want. I said the US flew thousands of sorties and they did. You were wrong. Get over it.
From the source...
http://www.acus.org/natosource/national-composition-nato-strike-sorties-libya US also provided intelligence, CAP, and other mission resources.
More info found here http://goo.gl/I1uVv
Just bend over and Obummer will gladly shove something up your behind as well...
Democracy™ brand ordnance. Ask for it by name!
I think you mean "Democrat" brand ordnance?
I know I meant ordnance
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ordnance
I don’t think you know satire
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Satire
And I’m almost positive you don’t know The False Left-Right Paradigm Concept
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Left_right_paradigm
I think you mean sarcasm, which I understand very well thanks.
I just bought a 27 speed from Performance Bicycle. ;-)
This action, if it happens, will be the undoing of the Arab world. The Arab League is going to step up and throw Syria under the bus and issue a declaration to protect it's citizens from the mass slaughter from a dictator?! Huh?! Did the whole middle east suddenly take a big chug of the kool-aid? When did they find Allah?
Most of those bully-state schmucks will find it a tough pill to swallow when suddenly confronted with the angry hornet's nest in their own country as the population looks over at hypocrisy of their own personal dictators suddenly acting so sanctimoniously and they will undoubted take to the street, only to be met with a crack-down consisting of tanks and AK's. Then they'll be pissed.
My, we live in interesting times.
I think oil is about to go up. Way, way, up!
Herkimer Jerkimer
Syria must be stopped because, um, it's like, Iran is high dangerous because like, um, I guess like, um, EPA?
Aren't we lucky. This could be bullish for owners of oil floating in takers hoping for a pop in prices. The oil producing states must be having a problem with the value of the amazing incredible shrinking dollar.
wtf shit are you smoking, dude, Brent crude has been way over $100 for like eons now
Yes but they made their budget according to $120 a barrel. Those damn fools.
Can't I just ask Siri-ya on my iphone for the oil and gold?
And besides, we need something to distract the sheeple from thinking about the economy and being ripped off by the banksters. So we can all get wrapped up in the flag and support our brave boys.
Let the bombing, Oops, No Fly Zone begin! Pentagon is in fear of a budget cut. How dare they cut my funding during a No Fly Zone Operation.
War Whores
The Fog of Whore
I think it's just Cloudy Discharge.
One can only hope for a No Fly Zone Operation over Washington DC next. The objective to stop terrorism at the source.
Absolutely beautiful statement.
I'd be happy to help out by supplying an orbital platform that supports, let's just say, a mix of extremely exotic and technologically superior weaponry.
Please? And thank you! Toss out the Prime Directive one more time (you know you want to!)
There already is a no fly zone operation over DC as well as other special places around the US. It still didn't prevent the attack on the pentagon. The problem we have here is that the people that have created and enforce this no fly zone are quite possibly the terrorists themselves. Imagine that, the source of terrorism (or at least one souce) is Washington DC.
"No Fly Zone" is grammatically incorrect. It should be "No Flying Zone" or "No Flight Zone." A "No Fly Zone" is an area in which buzzy little insects are prohibited.
If "No Fly Zone" made sense for the intended purpose then we'd also see signs reading, "No Smoke," "No Hunt" and "No Trespass." Are government officials capable of nothing more than pidgin English?
Yeah, about those officials ...
http://www.google.com/imgres?q=no+step&hl=en&biw=1024&bih=629&gbv=2&tbm=...
"war on terror" says pidgin english is spoken at the highest levels.
Central Bank of Syria in 3..2..1 who will Goldman Sachs appoint there?
J. Corzine?
Fuck yeah! Transfer that gold into a segregated accout.
Bomb some more them brown people.
Make the Universe safe for Peace in Our Time.
Bomb all them liitle shits back to the stone age from which they never escaped.
Love the smell of burning flesh in the morning.
Love the smell of burning White phosphorous and flesh in the morning.
Fixed it for you.
Don't forget the DU either.
NO BLOOD FOR GOLD OIL, bitchez.
The US is in the unfortunate habit of using other people's blood to pay for oil.
Green up arrow to you CA.
Syria has very little oil...but is allied with Iran. Once again it's about the Israelites. Why? Those who control the gold make the rules.
for those of you who are wondering wtf is "Lebensraum" (like myself)... per Wikipedia:
Lebensraum (German for "habitat" or literally "living space") was one of the major political ideas of Adolf Hitler, and an important component of Nazi ideology. It served as the motivation for the expansionist policies of Nazi Germany, aiming to provide extra space for the growth of the German population, for a Greater Germany
lmao- the tylers are so brilliant and funny!
You'll never get banned with that avatar.
Marla is probably puking up blood though.
Everything will be fine as long as no one tries to bind ZH only Tyler can bind the zero hedge.
"But we're all Tyler Durden".
I would have loved to have heard that conversation.
.
Paid troll. Blocking in effect.
Much of southern and western Russia was populated by people of Germanic descent. Look where Hudderites, Doukhabors, and Mennonites came from.
The Czar and ultimately the Commies ran them out.
Hitler was misquoted. He was just wanted a nice living room with burgundy armchairs and a matching settee.
and a shrubbery
HUMANITARIAN BOMBS BITCHEZ
another peace prize is in the works
"No Fly Zone" Over Syria Imminent?
What is that headline really a question? Here, fixed it for you:
"No Fly Zone" Over Syria Imminent.
Syria: http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-VCmsvRLMBX4/TYdmVbaDgEI/AAAAAAAACw8/tdk-_kCC7H...
Sigh... here we go again...
People thought it wouldn't be possible for the US to get engaged in another conflict, but they didn't think about the proxies.
To add legitimacy, even Canada of all places is keeping its fleet (2 ships) :P in Mediterranean.
Any context to the General Wesley Clark clip from around Iraq War?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SXS3vW47mOE
Some more from the General.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U9yws3zkPCA
Russia will soon have a statement saying... The Russian airforce will enforce a new anti Arab/NATO no fly zone over Syria. Also, no Nato warships near Syria's ports.
Russia will do nothing.
I'm not so sure of that. This stuff is starting to cut into Russia’s Foreign Military Arms Sales.
Even if they wanted, they can't do anything. And they would be stupid to get involved in any case, as they would get nothing good from it in any case.
NATO didn't move without some sort of UN resolution for cover in Libya.
China and Russia abstained from that vote.
They won't abstain again. They will veto any Syrian intervention resolution in the Security Council and that will be the end of authorizing of anything.
Furthermore, at 10 million bpd Russia pumps more oil than any other country on the planet. If they don't like something, they don't have to take military action. They can just close the spigot and watch the price go up, and quietly inform the relevant countries of what their behavior will be if they want oil.
Obama does not need Security Councils resolution, he's got Nobels prize for Peace. You are right though, Russia will do that, they will veto resolution and make some noise, but that is all.
Russia will indeed make a great noise, then enjoy selling oil at $300 per barrel.
Capitalism, bitchez. We taught them well.
Russian warships in Syrian waters
Three Russian warships have entered Syrian territorial waters, Russian wire services reported on Tuesday citing Syrian sources. The news came a day after Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov accused the West and Arab monarchies of engaging in “political provocation” in Syria by rejecting dialogue between the opposition and authorities and welcoming armed attacks on government offices.
http://www.thehindu.com/news/international/article2650542.ece
Exactly. How some people don't get it, is beyond me. Russia would gain nothing from fighting in Syria. If the weapons they sold to Syria work well, they will sell more. Price of oil goes up, bingo! USA deeper in debt, result! Capitalism at its best.
As for Syria, I hope that somehow it gets solved without war and bombings. But we are humans, after all.
Great point CrashisOptimistic!
lol...did you read? ARAB LEAGUE will do this
Alpacanio
They already have warships is the area..................Rooskies.
Let's just get this world war III bullshit out of the way already........
It's WW XI or so, actually(see "Legends, Lies and Cherished Myths of World History" R. Shenkman 1993)
US politicians are itching for a global mass-death conflict. And if things maintain their current trajectory, we may well have one. The Republicans in the US have gone so long without such a mass-death event that they're gnawing at the bone. It's been about 50 or so years since they've seen enough death to placate their blood-lust. And Obama is only too ready to invoke his Nobel Peace Prize for the sake of liberating millions from the burden of life. The stage is set, my friends, and the US has run empty on wisdom. If you belong to an age group which will be alive to witness the next 10 years, I think you will see massive armed conflict and commensurate death. We live in truly interesting times. It seems the balance of power in the world is about to be tested.
Hey Navy - right on! You are correct Sir.
Only three ways to dispose of the massive amount of debt.
1/ Pay it off - aint going to happen. Not a hope in hell!
2/ Default - no way. The rich want their cake and eat it to!
3/ Go to war. Debt taken care of. The rich get richer. Unemployment to zero. Reduce the population.
So tuck your heads down and prepare accordingly.
Hopefully, they will be stretched so thin they won't have the resources to deal with matters when the states start seceding.
The Republicans were the peace party leading into World War II. The Democrats cheered on that one just as they did for World War I and Vietnam. Wilson, FDR and LBJ were the one's with blood on their hands and gore between their teeth. And don't forget that in was Republican Ike Eisenhower who got us out of Democrat Truman's little war in Korea.
Finally, some action is taken against this dirty shithole named "Syria".
I hope our Boys will cause as much destruction as possible, something like Kosovo ca. 1999. Phosphorus and hollow point would be a good topping.
It is NOT acceptable to be an enemy of America and Israel (The Holy Land of Nazareth) in the XXIth century.
yeah hamy!!! fuck them up!!! all in the name of democracy and freedom!! after all thats really why we liberate countries!! the u.s.a cares about the global citizens!!!!!
Woodrow Wilson was the devil.
Hamy is da man! I don't think anyone has built a better resume of junks, maybe Robot might be second, but not close.
But the good Dr. krugman has real potential too overtake
Send your friends and family Hamy....mine are staying home.
3O SECONDS hammy......
I would just about sell my soul,for 30 seconds ,alone ,in a room with my favourite little douche bag.
Needs serious professional help
The only good thing about this is that israel may get obliterated in the fallout.
I don't want to see the Palestinians have to suffer any further.
Don't know if there's some sarc or something here...
but I think you forgot to add to your list the Depleted Uranium!
Terrible sarcasm though if it is.
Zerohedge is probably a fun place to troll because wery few members seem to have a working sarcasm detector.
wery interesting
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QczyNaIu9Mo
HamyWanger
Too bad there isn't a drone circling over your head, Asshole.
The dentist is a piece of shit, but the rest of the Syrians don't need to be barbequed to complete the caveman drivel in the Old Testament.
Holy Land is just another piece of dirt, found anywhere on the planet.
Sarc on/ Irony off
Hamy Wanger,
Holy Land is just another piece of dirt, found anywhere on the planet
Think so?, look at Israel on the world map.
It is at the CENTER of the world.
2000yrs ago, a prophet knew the earth was round,and said so in the scriptures.
1000yrs later the Europeans were thinking it was flat.
Jerusalem is HOLY and is the city of GOD.
So, the Holy Land is just that, Holy(set apart).
What? What? What the fuck are you talking about moron? I could take Gawaii a d claim it was at the center of the world.
Pull your head out of your ass, man!
Zioconned bitch.
if so holy, why filled with satanists?
+1 moloch statue.
The universe is infinite and therefore each of us occupies its apparent center.
You demented, stupid motherfucker....you are the epidomy of the US problem...right there in living colour behind your computer monitior chomping on nachos and swigging beer....fuck you, sir.
Think of it... If the US was being nuked, would Obama have the balls to pass the codes for launch? Even if bombs were landing in US citys?
yeah, because really, he has showed so much restraint in not attacking Libya, Yemen, Pakistan, and various african countries. you know, peace lover and all.
When Bush was told that America was under attack he couldn't have launched a counterattack if necessary because he kept on reading that damned goat book long after submarine based missiles could have taken out our entire coastline.
obooba is ready.he is stockpiling illegal mexicans for carpet bombing of syria, they are armed with personal stereos with the most hideous music known to man.
Faster and Furiouser.
Bombs for oil, gold.......I mean, peace and liberation!! Winning!!!
$200.00 oil for Christmas anyone?
Is Santa allowed to fly in "NO FLY ZONES" ???
"The boy said, Dad they're going to take me to task. But I'll be back by Christmas. It's just a rumour that was spread around town.
Will the troops be back by Christmas?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IuPrrdRzlxc
Soon we'll be shipbuilding.
robert wyatt's version:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B6T9qp9XbRY
The Air Force has been escorting Santa for years. At least that's what they tell little kids so they can raise up a new crop of willing cannon fodder. Thank you for your service, Saint Nick.
But No boots on the ground comming .....right.....
Right....?
War mongers.......
War makes work these days,and covers up or overshadows the real crimes......
Federal Reserve Banking......................................Corrupt western goverments.
Keep your eyes on the ball boys and girls.....
Keep your eyes on the ball....
Can't wait till I go to my new world.
Can we establish a "no idiot zone" around the Pentagon for this crap?
It looks like Ottoman empire is making a comeback.
With help from Obama. Little wonder people continue to believe he's a Muslim.
He is a puppet, that is for sure.
yes the give away is all the muslims he orders killed, and all the muslim countries he orders attacked. gotta be a muslim.
Those Muslims he's killing are the wrong types of Muslims.
Yeah, the ones that aren't crypto Zionists.
Stupid people believe stupid things. Obama seems to be a lightning rod for that sort of thing. Some people say he's the Messiah while others claim he's a Muslim. He's just another suit.
HammyWanger.......
Would LOVE.....LOVE.... to be locked in a room alone with you for about 30 seconds........
You Authority cum swallowing scumbag.
The clue is in the first name.
Don't forget about Libya's Gold. I'm sure Syria has some too. Uncle Sam loves Gold. Especially since we don't have as much as he claims too.
Uncle Sam has plenty of tungsten gold.
Gold pressed Tungsten Fixed it for you.
TY Johnny boy.
If this is true- and that is a big if- then Syria will activate it's Hizb'Allah ally in Lebanon to begin launching missiles into Israel in the hopes of drawing Israel into this mess and kicking off another round of Israeli-Arab war, though this time with much more devastating consequences. Likewise, Iran has a mutual defense pace with Syria and will not stand idly by. If Iran has achieved nuclear capability, this may be the opportunity to bring out its new toys. Then there is Russia which has moved its warships into Syrian waters over the last few days. I'm sure Russia has intel that things may soon get hot and moved a few naval assets into position.
Then there is always the possibility this is an Arab gambit to bait Israel into responding to missiles raining down on its nations and beginning a very large regional war- possibly spreading to a world war- that will be short and very bitter to all involved.
We are certainly living in interesting times. This is ultimately inevitable, but it would be nice if this thing were put off a few more years.
And maybe they brought some toys.
We are certainly living in interesting times. This is ultimately inevitable, but it would be nice if this thing were put off a few more years.
Well it would stop people worrying about EU debt.
We are truly simple beasts.
I'm not, you might be indeed ....
The royal we my friend. The human race.
Like Libya, does Syria have oil that Europe can't afford to pay for so they'll borrow the US military to secure it? I'm a little behind on my knowledge of which Middle Eastern power will be toppled next to help keep the lights on in Europe.
We heard this same song and dance with Libya. "Arab warplanes and Ottomans will assist" only to find out that they have three functioning aircraft combined and are incapable of policing their own skies, let alone Syria's.
Watch out for Turkey. It always was a main motor (engine) of muslim world. Now it is slowly reclaiming the land that was lost after the fall of Ottoman Empire. Give or take few years. It is no coincidence that Greece and Israel are backing each other when dealing with Turkey.
TO: Catalyst
"I'm a little behind on my knowledge of which Middle Eastern power will be toppled next to help keep the lights on in Europe."
only the ones that need to be.........................
http://news.yahoo.com/exclusive-cia-spies-caught-fear-execution-middle-east-233819159.html
kreig macht frei!!!
Wouldn't it be easier to just take out Syria's air power, one 1978 Hughes 500D chopper and 2 1983 Mig 21s, while they are on the ground? Seems it would be cheaper than flying sorties 24x7.
The more destruction that is caused, the more no-bid contracts that the U.S. industrials will have for the "reconstruct Syria" program to add a few ticks onto GDP.
we have a winner!!!..............give that feepshukker a pallet of frn's...............
Arr. And when the battle is finished we'll have to 'auction' off all our war equipment cuz that shiz is too expensive to ship back home.
Winning bidder?
Israel.
Hummm. Just like Iraq.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XF2ayWcJfxo
You must be from Wisconsin.
Russia will eventually have to take a stand. They see this for what it really is, a globalist takeover of the middle east with them as the ultimate target. They are feeling cornered and will get involved, either in Syria or in Iran. An involvement now might be tempting because the invasion of Syria is mostly going to be a proxy war using Arab forces and they can possibly avoid direct confrontation with the US there. Iran will probably not be subdued without a direct US intervention so they will want to avoid that scenario. If I were in charge of Russia, I would be moving anti-aircraft systems into Syria now and a couple of thousand 'advisors'. I'm bullish on Russian missiles knocking down a few Arab planes in the coming months and would go long General Dynamics stock.
I would think you'd want to be short any American weapons manufacturers when the S-300 systems and the moskit/sunburn systems start hitting targets. When 5-10m missles cause 50-500m damage per, General Dynamics will not be doing well.