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2007-08-14 Syria-Lebanon-Iran

'Syria buys advanced anti-aircraft missiles'

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Posted by Fred 2007-08-14 00:00|| || Front Page|| [3 views ] Top
File under: Govt of Syria

#1 Uh, could someone remind me again where syria gets money to do this? I thought their only export was pictures of chinless leader schmoozing with comrade nancy peloon...

Posted by M. Murcek">M. Murcek 2007-08-14 01:19|| 2007-08-14 01:19|| Front Page Top

#2 Syria currently NEEDS ~~has~~ "the densest anti-aircraft deployment in the world,"

Posted by Besoeker 2007-08-14 03:41|| 2007-08-14 03:41|| Front Page Top

#3 Not to worry. If it comes to an air war, those SAM sites will be the first ones to go. Let 'em deplete their military funding with fixed defenses, then watch them "blow up real good" on the cable news.

Posted by mcsegeek1 2007-08-14 08:52|| 2007-08-14 08:52|| Front Page Top

#4 "Advanced" is a relative term. I believe Saddam had a large, advanced military at one point in time as well.

Posted by AllahHateMe 2007-08-14 09:11|| 2007-08-14 09:11|| Front Page Top

#5 Nothing a couple HARMs and cruise missiles wouldn't fix.

Posted by DarthVader">DarthVader 2007-08-14 09:25|| 2007-08-14 09:25|| Front Page Top

#6 But it takes time, resources and lives to take out these SAMs and get at what they are protecting. In the mean time the Syrians will be firing missiles and rockets at Israeli population centers.

Posted by ed 2007-08-14 09:27|| 2007-08-14 09:27|| Front Page Top

#7 Nuke the sites from orbit.

Posted by Excalibur 2007-08-14 09:33|| 2007-08-14 09:33|| Front Page Top

#8 They are using mobile SAMs. And those are very worrisome.

Posted by OldSpook 2007-08-14 10:24|| 2007-08-14 10:24|| Front Page Top

#9 I believe the latest HARMs (active seeker) are designed to handle mobile radars as well as shutting the radar off.

Posted by ed 2007-08-14 10:37|| 2007-08-14 10:37|| Front Page Top

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