Chopper crash killls 2 - http://www.voanews.com/content/helicopter-crash-kills-nato-soldiers-afghanistan/1120399.html?
UK Bans Prisoner Transfer - http://www.thebureauinvestigates.com/2012/05/16/uk-bans-transfer-of-prisoners-to-afghan-forces-following-torture-fears/?
Australian SAS Execute Prisoner - http://www.watoday.com.au/national/shooting-of-captive-afghan-probed-20120528-1zffe.html?
Panetta Defends Strategy (again) - http://www.ksat.com/news/politics/Panetta-defends-Afghan-strategy/-/2567674/14236966/-/ba8g77z/-/index.html?
Watching CNN this morning.
ReplyDeleteJoint Chief of Staff says that a military option for Syria might be in order.
Since when has a General made policy?
He is only to recommend to the president what their contingency plans are. Then he is to obey orders from his [civilian] president.
I reckon the UN can't sanction a military option by US/NATO since their observers are supposed to be trying to get a compromise in Syria now. They will continue to fail of course but the Pentagon/WH know that Syria isn't Libya. Higher price to pay and a real blowback. The west will sit it out and weep crocodile tears for 'civilian casualties' from the sidelines. A black farce again.
ReplyDeleteSyria is much more in the thick of it.
ReplyDeleteSyria was suppose to be about Iran. But now Iran is about Syria.
Russia and China will want a lot in order to go along with the West when it comes to Syria.
Especially Russia.
Putin will make far reaching demands.
Pay back is a bitch.
One more ?.
Will Turkey take the NATO lead on this?
I doubt it.