Assad regime 'approaching collapse' as US says dozens of sarin bombs prepared and ready for use - Polidicks

[QUOTE=The golden;38831902]The second Assad uses those sarin bombs he is finished. Everyone and their dog and their dogs mother will be on his ass.[/QUOTE] He's already finished, which is why he's thinking of using them.

I hope those weapons don't fall into the wrong hands i mean, id be pretty pissed fighting a 2 year war, with little to no help. Then i get my hands on a chemical weapon. The money the money.

I hope they don't launch them, I really hope they don't. Jesus christ enough people have died already, and enough are going to die in the bloodbath that will follow the rebel victory. Enough already

Maybe we should consider trying to seize these weapons before anyone else can? There are some really shady elements in that group and god forbid chemical attacks start hitting Jerusalem a few months after Assad's government falls.

Hope it doesn't turn into another Egypt

[QUOTE=Gprimeisback;38836447]Hope it doesn't turn into another Egypt[/QUOTE] I hope it doesn't turn into another Egypt, Libya, Afghanistan, or Iraq. The US has an iron grip on the region because of the past events they have supported. This one is no different. We're after Iran and later, probably Saudi Arabia. Also this WMD shit has been pulled before. They are going to go off, no one will know who did it, and it will be the green light to take everything. It's not a broad stretch, it's a sly concept that anyone willing to take an ally away from a threatening nation would comply with.

[QUOTE=Mike42012;38837757]I hope it doesn't turn into another Egypt, Libya, Afghanistan, or Iraq. The US has an iron grip on the region because of the past events they have supported. This one is no different. We're after Iran and later, probably Saudi Arabia. Also this WMD shit has been pulled before. They are going to go off, no one will know who did it, and it will be the green light to take everything. It's not a broad stretch, it's a sly concept that anyone willing to take an ally away from a threatening nation would comply with.[/QUOTE] 1. Libya turned out good. 2. Saudi Arabia is an ally.

[QUOTE=Mr. Someguy;38837926]1. Libya turned out good. 2. Saudi Arabia is an ally.[/QUOTE] Libya is worse off than it was under Gaddaffi.

[QUOTE=Mike42012;38838111]Libya is worse off than it was under Gaddaffi.[/QUOTE] It depends on what view you are looking at. While a number of things were somewhat better under Gaddafi (a certain stability and others) a lot of things are better now. Libya is really not very easy, considering the way people are grouped in those tribes.

[QUOTE=Mike42012;38838111]Libya is worse off than it was under Gaddaffi.[/QUOTE] By what measure? Although I believe Libya is, and will be better without Gaddafi, it's very hard to come to a judgement before they've even started writing their new constitution, and with the Zeidan government having been in office for only a month

[QUOTE=smurfy;38839583]By what measure? Although I believe Libya is, and will be better without Gaddafi, it's very hard to come to a judgement before they've even started writing their new constitution, and with the Zeidan government having been in office for only a month[/QUOTE] Exactly, Libya is just now starting to transition back to some semblance of peace, wait until they actually have a fully founded government and constitution before we start making claims that they were better off with Gadaffi.

[QUOTE=trotskygrad;38831472]Sarin is some nasty shit I hope the rebels have some NBC systems.[/QUOTE] I doubt they do. They might have gas masks in small numbers, but that doesn't help against Sarin, which can go straight through your skin.

Quoting Joshua Landis, an acclaimed analyst who specializes in Syria: [QUOTE]Assad is unlikely to use chemical weapons at this time. He must know that as soon as he uses them, he will have written his death warrant. I do not think he is suicidal or about to pursue a “Samson option” as some have suggested. The Alawite community of 2.5 million that lives in the coastal region of Syria is counting on his army to protect them from possible retribution from the rebel militias. Sectarian hatred has been driven to a high pitch by the brutality of the regime. Syrians have been putting hate in their hearts over the last two years, making the likelihood of some sort of retribution ever more likely and the ethnic cleansing a possibility, even if a small one at this time. Assad and his generals will want to protect their families who live along the Mediterranean coast. Should Damascus become ungovernable, as I believe it eventually will — although that may be a long time from now — he will have to fall back with his army to the coastal region. Then he will have his back to the wall and the likelihood of his using chemical weapons goes way up. He would most likely threaten to use them should rebel militias begin pushing into the Alawite Mountains or attack the coastal cities. He will want to keep them as a deterrent. The Chemical weapons scare now going on may be overblown. Speaking to a general at Central Command in Tampa yesterday, I was reminded that chemical weapons are difficult to arm and use. Sarin was used by Saddam in Halabcha, where bombs were dropped by planes, which means that Assad could do the same because he has an airforce. But for the rebels to use them effectively would be difficult, without proper missiles or systems to launch projectiles which are difficult to arm.[/QUOTE]

[QUOTE=Mike42012;38837757]I hope it doesn't turn into another Egypt, Libya, Afghanistan, or Iraq. The US has an iron grip on the region because of the past events they have supported. This one is no different. We're after Iran and later, probably Saudi Arabia. Also this WMD shit has been pulled before. They are going to go off, no one will know who did it, and it will be the green light to take everything. It's not a broad stretch, it's a sly concept that anyone willing to take an ally away from a threatening nation would comply with.[/QUOTE] I smell fake wmd just like 2003.