U.S. top military official said in a letter released Monday, the U.S. military may conduct a series of tasks to help the Syrian rebels, if proposed by the White House, to provide training to establish no-fly zone or a limited attack military targets .
By the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Army General Martin Dempsey, the letter contains confidential assessment of the conflict with the U.S. military option in Syria. He said that the authorities are still considering what steps should be taken in response to the civil war.
General Dempsey said the U.S. military is prepared to take five options: Training and consulting the opposition, confrontation between a limited strike, establishing a no-fly zone, the establishment of buffer zones and control of chemical weapons.
This letter was Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Dempsey's nomination for a second term of two years to consider adversarial hearing will be called last week two members of the Senate Armed Services Committee's response to the issues raised.
The letter was released by the senator, the panel chairman Carl Levin, Democrat and Republican Senator John McCain, who had been questioned about his views on Dempsey.
After last week's hearing, Dempsey McCain threatened to postpone the nomination until he responded Syria. McCain's spokesman did not immediately comment on whether the senator's reply Dempsey fears eased.
Although in the past have discussed different options, Dempsey's letter is full of ways to help the Syrian army Public Summary rebels against President Bashar al-Assad's government, as well as the potential risks and costs.
Dempsey said in the letter: "All of these options may further assist the opposition, and to put more pressure on the regime's narrow military targets."
"We have learned from the past 10 years, however, without careful consideration of what is necessary in order to maintain a functioning state, simply change the military balance, which is not enough, we must anticipate and prepare for the unexpected consequences of our actions, "he said.
U.S. military role in the conflict is limited to providing humanitarian aid, Syria's neighbors to provide security assistance to the Syrian opposition to provide non-lethal. The U.S. military has operational headquarters in Jordan units, together with other assets, including F-16 fighter.
Dempsey said the U.S. military also prepared to provide the following additional assistance:
Training, advice and assistance to the opposition. Such tasks might include weapons training, tactical planning and intelligence and logistical assistance, Dempsey said. He estimated the annual cost of $ 50 billion.
- A limited confrontation strike. Dempsey said that this option will use air strikes and missile attacks, attacks Syrian air defense systems, the military and command structures damaged Assad government's ability to wage war. Cost can run a one billion U.S. dollars a month and risk a retaliatory strike and civilian casualties.
- To establish a no-fly zone. Dempsey said that a no-fly zone would require hundreds of strike aircraft and support units. Costs may be $ 1 billion per month, the U.S. aircraft risk of loss, and potential failure to reduce violence because Syria mainly rely on air power weapons, rather than the surface.
- Establishment of a buffer zone. Dempsey said that this option will use force to establish security zones, the opposition in Syria training and organizational protection and attack government forces. He said the cost will be more than one billion U.S. dollars a month, over time, can improve the ability of the opposition. But the Syrian region may become the target of attacks.
- Control of chemical weapons. Dempsey said, you can use deadly force to prevent the proliferation of chemical weapons and destruction of Syria "massive stockpile" of weapons. He said that this option would require hundreds of aircraft on the ground, as well as personnel costs may be more than one hundred million U.S. dollars per month.
 



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