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2016-02-07 Syria-Lebanon-Iran

Iran not going to deploy "massive" forces in Syria

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Posted by Steve White 2016-02-07 00:00|| || Front Page|| [10 views ] Top

#1 Couldn't beat the Jooooooos, so they invented the Takfiri gangs. As the proprietor would say, makes sense, not a lot, but sense.

Posted by Shipman 2016-02-07 02:14|| 2016-02-07 02:14|| Front Page Top

#2 Actually it depends on what your definition of "massive" is...according to the Clinton dictionary on semantics

Posted by Bill Clinton 2016-02-07 12:41|| 2016-02-07 12:41|| Front Page Top

#3 I've read Iran simply doesn't have the troops, presumably competent and reliable. Much like the Soviet Union at the start of WWII. Nor do they have the planes for logistics supply.

And I'm not entirely convinced the Saudis won't double down in Syria. Any ground troops would be a pretext to use their airforce, as in Yemen and as Russia has done in Syria.

Facing the Turkish airforce to the north and the Saudi and Jordanian airforce to the south, the Russians will likely decide it's not worth it.

Posted by phil_b 2016-02-07 14:06|| 2016-02-07 14:06|| Front Page Top

#4 Iff the KSA + its Coalition can't handle Yemen, what makes them think they can handle SYRIA, agz Al-Nusra, ISIS/ISIL, Hezbollah, IRGC Quds Force, + Kurds???

Posted by JosephMendiola 2016-02-07 20:07|| 2016-02-07 20:07|| Front Page Top

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