[VIDEO] 'Israel rockets' hit Damascus military site
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[QUOTE=laserguided;40530618]Launch a rocket in return?[/QUOTE]
I somehow doubt Assad will spare a rocket that can be fired into a rebel stronghold next door to fire at Israel that won't go anywhere meaningful, deal little damage, and probably provoke more airstrikes.
[QUOTE=Emperor Scorpious II;40530614]Given that the target was a [I]military[/I] research center, I'm guessing few, if any, civilians were harmed.[/QUOTE]
Military research institutes are typically staffed by civilians. The Manhattan Project was almost entirely civilian.
[QUOTE=Emperor Scorpious II;40530614]Given that the target was a [I]military[/I] research center, I'm guessing few, if any, civilians were harmed.[/QUOTE]
Yeah, its just the explosions looked rather large and the article said it was located near the city.
[QUOTE=Emperor Scorpious II;40530642]I somehow doubt Assad will spare a rocket that can be fired into a rebel stronghold next door to fire at Israel that won't go anywhere meaningful, deal little damage, and probably provoke more airstrikes.[/QUOTE]
Maybe, maybe not. He has the right to equally respond, and has [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/9K720_Iskander"]these[/URL].
[QUOTE=laserguided;40530665]Maybe, maybe not. He has the right to equally respond, and has [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/9K720_Iskander"]these[/URL].[/QUOTE]
That's like firing a magnum at a guy who just hit you with a bb gun
[QUOTE=Emperor Scorpious II;40530682]That's like firing a magnum at a guy who just hit you with a bb gun[/QUOTE]
I wish my bb gun was half as effective as Israel's, then
[QUOTE=teh pirate;40530693]I wish my bb gun was half as effective as Israel's, then[/QUOTE]
i wish i had a bb gun :(
You can actually hear the bomb coming in the first video
Syrian air defense in action, this screenshot is straight off of Syrian state television.
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Also the mountain is still burning
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[url]http://www.aljazeera.com/news/middleeast/2013/05/201354434558135.html[/url]
they've confirmed the rocket is theirs
lol people are saying its a detonating nuke
[QUOTE=Disotrtion;40530816]Syrian air defense in action, this screenshot is straight off of Syrian state television.
[IMG]http://sphotos-g.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-prn1/164264_518406018195185_203688406_n.jpg[/IMG]
Also the mountain is still burning
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Damn I feels so bad for the people over there.
[QUOTE=Disotrtion;40530816]Syrian air defense in action, this screenshot is straight off of Syrian state television.
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Thats not from Syria,
[url]http://translate.google.com/translate?sl=auto&tl=en&js=n&prev=_t&hl=en&ie=UTF-8&eotf=1&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.alarab.net%2FArticle%2F524913&act=url[/url] (Note the date)
[QUOTE=Jonzky;40530867]Thats not from Syria,
[url]http://translate.google.com/translate?sl=auto&tl=en&js=n&prev=_t&hl=en&ie=UTF-8&eotf=1&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.alarab.net%2FArticle%2F524913&act=url[/url] (Note the date)[/QUOTE]
I took it from syrian TV. That's the image they showed.
[QUOTE=lolwutdude;40530837][URL]http://www.aljazeera.com/news/middleeast/2013/05/201354434558135.html[/URL]
they've confirmed the rocket is theirs[/QUOTE]
[B]NOT THE SAME THING.[/B]
Sorry for caps and bold but I think its important people realise that is referring to something else.
Scratch that, nothing to see here
[QUOTE=Carnage2323;40531066]Scratch that, nothing to see here[/QUOTE]
What the fuck is going on in that chatbox
Isn't it basicly a war declaration?
Not like Assad can do anything atm, but still.
So here's a question: Would Israel use the civil war as a chance to disable strategic assets in Syria?
I.E. potentially prevent them from being a threat militarily in the near future?
[QUOTE=ewitwins;40531103]So here's a question: Would Israel use the civil war as a chance to disable strategic assets in Syria?
I.E. potentially prevent them from being a threat militarily in the near future?[/QUOTE]
I don't know, why don't you ask them?
US official says Israel bombed research center. [URL="http://worldnews.nbcnews.com/_news/2013/05/03/18043900-israel-strikes-syrian-military-research-center-us-official-says?lite"]http://worldnews.nbcnews.com/_news/2013/05/03/.UYW-yI4nfXw.twitter[/URL]
[QUOTE=Disotrtion;40531123]US official says Israel bombed research center. [URL="http://worldnews.nbcnews.com/_news/2013/05/03/.UYW-yI4nfXw.twitter"]http://worldnews.nbcnews.com/_news/2013/05/03/.UYW-yI4nfXw.twitter[/URL][/QUOTE]
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Can someone bring me up to speed on why the fuck Israel has decided it wants to jump into the pool too?
[QUOTE=Zerohe;40531118]I don't know, why don't you ask them?[/QUOTE]
I think you've missed the point of asking the people of Facepunch a question.
They're called theoreticals for a reason.
-snip, wrong bombing-
[QUOTE=Emperor Scorpious II;40531153]Israel itself already confirmed it, doesn't matter what the US says about it now[/QUOTE]
No they haven't, you are thinking of the incident on Friday.
[QUOTE=MIPS;40531132]Can someone bring me up to speed on why the fuck Israel has decided it wants to jump into the pool too?[/QUOTE]
Israel is worried rebel Islamists fighting Assad will siphon weapons off to Hizbullah in Lebanon. In order to prevent this, they have openly declared that they will obliterate any weapons being shipped to Lebanon from Syria.
[QUOTE=MIPS;40531132]Can someone bring me up to speed on why the fuck Israel has decided it wants to jump into the pool too?[/QUOTE]
everythings scattered but last I heard some missiles were going to be shipped off to Hezbollah...those were the missiles.
you know things like this exist - but when you actually see them in action like this it's fucking terrifying. thousands dead in a snap.
C'mon Israel you can't just flout a country's sovereignty without declaring war first
The rebels now have a snowflakes chance if Israel keeps doing this.
Its gun' backfire!
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