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Poll_Blind

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Sat Jun 15, 2013, 02:01 PM Jun 2013

U.S. puts jets in Jordan, fuels Russian fear of Syria no-fly zone

U.S. puts jets in Jordan, fuels Russian fear of Syria no-fly zone

(Reuters) - The United States said on Saturday it would keep F-16 fighters and Patriot missiles in Jordan at Amman's request, and Russia bristled at the possibility they could be used to enforce a no-fly zone inside Syria.

Washington, which has long called for President Bashar al-Assad to step down, pledged military support to Syrian rebels this week, citing what it said was the Syrian military's use of chemical weapons - an allegation Damascus has denied.

Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel has approved a Jordanian request for American F-16s and Patriot missiles to remain in the Western-backed kingdom after a joint military exercise there next week, a Pentagon spokesman said.

Western diplomats said on Friday Washington was considering a limited no-fly zone over parts of Syria, but the White House noted later that it would be far harder and costlier to set up one up there than it was in Libya, saying the United States had no national interest in pursuing that option.


Ya know, limited no-fly zone. Like this...



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U.S. puts jets in Jordan, fuels Russian fear of Syria no-fly zone (Original Post) Poll_Blind Jun 2013 OP
I think this is a good compromise. I've read that there are Syrian rebels holed up in Jordan waiting okaawhatever Jun 2013 #1

okaawhatever

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1. I think this is a good compromise. I've read that there are Syrian rebels holed up in Jordan waiting
Sat Jun 15, 2013, 03:08 PM
Jun 2013

to cross over. The Syrian Air Force can bomb them so that is what has stopped them. Providing a clear path for soldiers, food, supplies, weapons and such to cross the border will help.

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