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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsBreaking news MSNBC: Israel has struck at least one military target inside of Syria
Just putting this up. Will go to bed soon so if others want to monitor, feel free.
morningfog
(18,115 posts)freshwest
(53,661 posts)The only reason M$M is reporting it to try to pressure Obama when he's already said no ground troops in Syria. But the neo-cons who own the media are itching for more war. Last report, Obama is ignoring their calls for war:
Obama Doesn't Foresee Ground Troops In Syria
SAN JOSE, Costa Rica -- President Barack Obama says he doesn't foresee sending U.S. ground troops into Syria.
Obama was asked at a news conference in Costa Rica what he might do if more evidence of Syrian use of chemical weapons emerges.
Obama says that as commander in chief he doesn't like to rule things out, but he doesn't foresee a scenario in which American boots on the ground would be good for the U.S. or good for Syria.
He says leaders he's consulted in the region agree.
Read more:
http://www.miamiherald.com/2013/05/03/3379327/obama-doesnt-foresee-ground-troops.html
From Purveyor's thread:
http://www.democraticunderground.com/1014473576
Screw the MIC media.
madrchsod
(58,162 posts)Fumesucker
(45,851 posts)Behind the Aegis
(53,959 posts)pscot
(21,024 posts)He needs a little help from his friends.
MADem
(135,425 posts)I saw it as a surrogate doing our dirty work for us.
Obama doesn't want to get all up in it yet again after extricating us from Iraq and playing the slow exodus game from the 'stan.
We pay Israel a lot every year. They're earning their money. After all, it IS their neighborhood.
WheelWalker
(8,955 posts)applegrove
(118,692 posts)Initech
(100,081 posts)magellan
(13,257 posts)Nothing new on it; no official confirmation from the US or Israel, although they say that Israel conducted a similar strike in January, and confirm reports that Israeli warplanes were spotted over southern Lebanon early Friday.