U.S. commanders have laid the range of possible options for a military intervention in Syria, but they have made clear that any action is likely to be with the support of NATO or coalition of countries, similar to the NATO-led overthrow of the Libyan dictator Colonel Gaddafi in 2011.
The White House announced on Thursday, intelligence officials concluded the regime of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has twice the sarin gas used against its own people. However, even if the the President of the United States Barack Obama called for further action, in in order to to to assist the some kind of the rebels an "red line", government officials said on Thursday that, the intelligence is not solid enough, in order to guarantee the such a move.
On Thursday, U.S. officials said U.S. military assets in the region has not been a new movement.
Military options may include Syria to establish a no-fly zone or security zone, unmanned aerial vehicles and fighter jets launched air strikes and sent hundreds of thousands of ground troops to ensure the regime's chemical weapons caches.
To set up a no-fly zone over Syria will present more of a challenge than it was in Libya, Syria has a more complex and powerful air defense system. Disability interfere with radar and missile bases, and may even use some type of network attacks, jamming system.
According to the report from the Institute of War Studies, Syria's Soviet-era air defense systems, including up to 300 air defense missile systems and defense systems, as well as more than 600 static missile launchers and websites moving surface.
Some Senator have also of pressure in the the United States were the establishment of a narrow, the so-called of the security zone, within the territory of the in Syria, along its to bordering with Turkey, the members of the public can go to and safety. To do this, you also need to neutralize the Syrian air defense system. The United States can use a variety of methods to target key military command positions or attack air defense systems, including bombers, fighters from the two ships and military bases in the region, missile launch from a ship in the Mediterranean and hunter killer drones, such as Sigonella in of Sicily Naval Air Station.
There is no any U.S. Navy aircraft carrier in the Mediterranean, but the fighters launched a carrier in the Red Sea can be reached Syria If you need to use a tanker.
In a recent the Senate hearing of the armed forces, will, at the the Europe and the NATO, supreme commander of of the Allied forces in supreme commander of of the, the U.S. military, Admiral, Jim Stavridis, said, the the current discussion the between the various option in the "to a large" an ally of, including the no-fly zone, and provide additional lethal support the rebels.
The United States has taken only a few the military steps so far, about 200 people including Jordan troops to assist the country's military deployment. The United States to participate in NATO's Patriot missile batteries placed in the attack near the Turkish border, to prevent from Syria.
Is being deployed a new Army Headquarters unit the replacement of 200 of troops In Jordan, the to the the the United States is a more powerful command and control units, If the a decision is made send any additional the power of.
, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Martin Dempsey testified before Congress last week, was asked whether he is confident that the U.S. military can ensure that the cache Syria's chemical weapons.
"I'm sitting here today, simply because they have been in the mobile number of sites is pretty much," Dempsey said.
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