Syrian civil war activities won’t immediately create final Gentile War.
After Mass Confusion And Civil Wars in The Middle East, A Cold War,
Under Nuclear War Umbrellas, will be put in Place over the Mid-East,
And Any Conflicts Under It Will Not Allow the Use of WMD Munitions.
I don’t think Mid-East War will Begin until after Obama leaves Office
He’s sheduled to Leave the Office of US President January 20, 2017
And I believe the Final War will Begin during the next Administration
September 4, 2013
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Begin Excerpt from YNet News
USS Nimitz carrier moves into Red Sea
American aircraft carrier edges into Mideast, ‘prudent planning’ in case of Syria strike. Five destroyers in Mediterranean wait possible strike.
Reuters
September 2, 2013
The USS Nimitz aircraft carrier and four other ships in its strike group moved into the Red Sea early on Monday, US defense officials said, describing the move as “prudent planning” in case the ships are needed for military action against Syria.
The officials said the Nimitz entered the Red Sea around 6 am EDT (1000 GMT), but the strike group had not received any orders to move into the Mediterranean, where five US destroyers and an amphibious ship remain poised for possible cruise missile strikes against Syria.
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Moving the Nimitz into the Red Sea was aimed at putting more US assets in place if they are needed to support what US officials still describe as a limited attack against Syria after it used chemical weapons against civilians.
“It does place that strike group in a position to respond to a variety of contingencies,” said one official, who was not authorized to speak publicly.
The nuclear-powered Nimitz is accompanied by the Princeton, a cruiser, and three destroyers – the William P. Lawrence, Stockdale and Shoup, according to the officials.
They said there had been no change regarding six US Navy ships now in the eastern Mediterranean, but military planners were reassessing the situation given a delay in the cruise missile strikes that had been expected this past weekend.
President Barack Obama on Saturday backed off imminent strikes by five destroyers off the coast of Syria until Congress had time to vote its approval. Defense officials said the delay gave them more time to reassess which ships and other weapons will be kept in the region – and whether some may be allowed to leave. Congress returns to Washington Sept. 9.
The US Navy doubled its presence in the eastern Mediterranean in the past week, effectively adding two destroyers to the three that generally patrol the region.
The destroyers are carrying a combined load of about 200 Tomahawk missiles, but officials say a limited strike on Syria could be accomplished with half that number.
Reuters reported Sunday that officials had rerouted the Nimitz carrier group, which was due to sail east
around Asia to return to its home port in Everett, Washington, after being relieved in recent days by another aircraft carrier, the USS Harry S. Truman.
Officials said the USS Kearsarge, a large-deck amphibious ship, remained in North Arabian Sea, and there were no plans to move the ship into the Red Sea.
The Kearsarge, which carries 6 AV-8B Harriers, 10-12 V-22 Ospreys and helicopters, played a key role in the 2011 strikes on Libya. Two Ospreys launched from the ship helped rescue a downed F-15 pilot during that operation.
Begin 7 Excerpts from Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs/Daily Alert
September 2, 2013
Excerpt 1 – Institute for National Security Studies – Tel Aviv University
A U.S. Attack on Syria: Implications for Israel
Amos Yadlin and Avner Golov
The most important Israeli interest in the context of an American attack is the unequivocal clarification that there is a high price to pay for the use of nonconventional weapons. From a broader perspective, it is important for Israel that the U.S. reestablish its strategic influence in the Middle East and improve its credibility and deterrence in the region, which have eroded over the past three years. Restoring American deterrent power would strengthen the standing of U.S. allies, including Israel, in the struggle between the region’s moderates and radicals.
In the long term, it is very important to Israel that the fighting in Syria not end in a victory for the Tehran-Damascus-Hizbullah alliance. When the civil war in Syria ends, it is important for Israel that a liberal, pro-Western state be established that abandons its Iranian patron and ceases its support for terrorist organizations. Maj.-Gen. (ret.) Amos Yadlin, a former chief of Israeli military intelligence, is director of the INSS, where Avner Golov is a researcher. (Institute for National Security Studies-Tel Aviv University)
Excerpt 2 – Washington Institute for Near East Policy
Striking Syria: Lessons from the Israeli Experience
Michael Herzog
Since Bashar Assad assumed power in 2000, Israel has carried out several surgical airstrikes in Syria. To be effective, even a limited strike must destroy some of Assad’s significant assets, and Syria has plenty of chemical, military, command-and-control, and regime targets of this nature.
In Israel’s experience, Assad has proven to be a rational (if ruthless) actor. He was deterred from responding to recent and past strikes because he did not want to invite the consequences of Israeli military might. Therefore, the U.S. has a good chance of deterring him as well. To do so, however, Washington should be prepared to revisit Syria militarily if Assad escalates following an initial U.S. strike. Assad must believe that he will pay a more painful price if he does not heed deterrent messages. Brig. Gen. (res.) Michael Herzog, formerly head of IDF strategic planning, is a fellow of the Washington Institute. (Washington Institute for Near East Policy)
Excerpt 3 – Institute for Contemporary Affairs-Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs
Frustration and Disgust: International Inaction over Syria
Amb. Alan Baker
Over one thousand innocent civilians were cruelly murdered in Syria on August 21, 2013. Thousands more were seriously wounded. Faced with all this, one may ask where are the UN Security Council and General Assembly? Where is the European Union? Where is the UN Human Rights Council? Where are the international bodies that are so quick and eager to condemn any and every action by Israel? Where are the BDS activists who appear blind to situations of genuine cruelty and lawlessness in the world?
Where are those hypocritical jurists and academics who turn a blind eye to genuine, blatant, and glaring violations of international law that have no connection to Israel? It is evidently much easier to bash Israel for little or no cause, than it is to react to the brutal chemical murder and ruination of the families of thousands of Syrians. The writer is former legal adviser to Israel’s foreign ministry and ambassador of Israel to Canada. (Institute for Contemporary Affairs-Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs)
Weak World Response on Syria Boosts Chance of Strong Israeli Action on Iran
Excerpt 4 – Jerusalem Post
Herb Keinon
Whether or not Israel decides to act against Iran could be determined in large part by how the world acts now against Syria. “Trust us,” the world – led by the U.S. – has urged Israel for years on Iran. “We will deal with Iran, we will not allow them to get nuclear weapons.” Really? One could not blame the Iranians for calculating what action they could expect if they run at full speed to nuclear capability. The British will vote military action down in Parliament, and Obama will bring the matter to Congress for a vote if Congress is in session.
Besides, if this is how the world acts when 1,429 people are gassed, how should we expect it to act if Iran just crosses the nuclear threshold but doesn’t kill anybody yet? If the response is not harsh enough, or swift enough, or serious enough, the Iranians may very well conclude that they would face a similar situation and proceed with their nuclear program at full speed.
Israel, too, may conclude that if the world’s response is not harsh enough, or swift enough, or serious enough, then they too will feel that they have a green light to take action to stop the Iranians. The lack of a strong international response in Syria might compel Israel to think twice about relying on the world to rid it of the Iranian nuclear menace. (Jerusalem Post)
Excerpt 5 – YNet News
Decision to Delay Strike against Syria Sends Dangerous Message
Ron Ben-Yishai
President Obama blinked. This sends an encouraging message to cruel, unrestrained regimes that possess or don’t possess weapons of mass destruction. The American president’s delay is a message. In the case of Iran, which is developing nuclear weapons and is preparing to achieve nuclear “breakout” capability, such a delay could be fatal from Israel’s standpoint.
On the other hand, according to leaks published in the American press, the U.S. will attack the facilities of Syria’s military industry, which produces M-600 missiles for Syria and Hizbullah, as well as a host of other weapons. Should Congress approve an attack, President Obama will not be as limited as he is now with regards to the scope of the attack and the damage it will cause. (Ynet News)
Excerpt 6 – Times of Israel
Obama Unleashes Horror in Jerusalem
David Horovitz
The Israeli political and security leadership is privately horrified by President Obama’s 11th-hour turnaround on striking Syria. It is profoundly concerned that the president has set a precedent that may complicate, delay or even rule out credible action to thwart Iran’s drive to nuclear weapons. Obama has given Assad more time to ensure that any eventual strike causes a minimum of damage, and to claim initial victory in facing down the U.S. At the very least, too, Obama has led the Iranians to believe that presidential promises to prevent them attaining nuclear weapons need not necessarily be taken at face value.
If a formidable U.S. strike does ultimately come, some of that damage can yet be undone, the Israeli leadership believes. If there is no strike, the U.S. – hitherto Israel’s only dependable military ally – will be definitively perceived in the region as a paper tiger, with dire implications for its regional interests and for Israel. (Times of Israel)
Excerpt 7 – Jerusalem Post
Obama’s Strategy
Editorial
Jerusalem Post
The West’s reaction on the Syrian front shouldn’t be perceived as a litmus test regarding how we can expect the U.S. and other Western countries to react if and when Iran is on the verge of attaining nuclear weapon capability. A nuclear capability would embolden Tehran to seize control of the Straits of Hormuz and unleash a nuclear arms race. Possessing a nuclear bomb would radically augment Iran’s political influence – and the influence of its terrorist proxies – as well as making it nearly impervious to international pressure. The West has a clear, vested interest in preventing this from happening. In contrast, the ongoing civil war in Syria is primarily a humanitarian crisis. (Jerusalem Post)
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