{"id":37491,"date":"2018-09-08T11:01:44","date_gmt":"2018-09-08T16:01:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/olduvai.ca\/?p=37491"},"modified":"2018-09-08T11:01:44","modified_gmt":"2018-09-08T16:01:44","slug":"us-military-preparing-for-options-in-syria","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/olduvai.ca\/?p=37491","title":{"rendered":"US Military Preparing For &#8220;Options&#8221; In Syria"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"block-zerohedge-page-title\" class=\"block block-core block-page-title-block\">\n<h3 class=\"page-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zerohedge.com\/news\/2018-09-08\/us-military-preparing-options-syria\"><span class=\"field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden\">US Military Preparing For &#8220;Options&#8221; In Syria<\/span><\/a><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"block-zerohedge-content\" class=\"block block-system block-system-main-block\">\n<article class=\"node node--type-article node--view-mode-full\" role=\"article\" data-gtm-vis-recent-on-screen-2077925_22=\"2519\" data-gtm-vis-first-on-screen-2077925_22=\"2519\" data-gtm-vis-total-visible-time-2077925_22=\"100\" data-gtm-vis-has-fired-2077925_22=\"1\">\n<footer class=\"node__meta\">\n<div class=\"a2a_kit a2a_kit_size_32 a2a_default_style\" data-a2a-icon-color=\"#222\">\n<div>Events are moving rapidly in Syria as Russian jets pound insurgent positions in Idlib Province and as the Syrian Army initiates a ground invasion which Damascus has described as coming in a &#8220;phased&#8221; approach.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/footer>\n<div class=\"node__content\">\n<div class=\"clearfix text-formatted field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item\">\n<p>The White House responded to the Syrian and Russian\u00a0bombing campaign by <strong>vowing\u00a0it\u00a0would act\u00a0\u201cswiftly and vigorously\u201d<\/strong> should chemical weapons be used, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zerohedge.com\/news\/2018-09-06\/top-us-official-says-lots-evidence-assad-prepping-chemical-weapons-russia-threatens\">a day ago claimed<\/a>\u00a0<strong>there&#8217;s\u00a0\u201clots of evidence\u201d chemical weapons are being prepared by the Syrian forces, citing intelligence of such activities.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>And now America&#8217;s top general has confirmed <strong>the Pentagon is drawing up military options to attack Syria<\/strong> and is in currently in close discussion\u00a0with the White House over the plans.\u00a0 Marine General Joseph Dunford, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff told reporters on Saturday during a trip to India, according to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/article\/us-mideast-crisis-syria-usa\/u-s-military-drawing-up-options-should-syria-use-chemical-weapons-idUSKCN1LO03R\"><em>Reuters<\/em><\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8230;<strong>he was involved in \u201croutine dialogue\u201d with the White House about military options<\/strong> should Syria ignore U.S. warnings against using chemical weapons in an expected assault on the enclave of Idlib.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<figure class=\"caption caption-img\" role=\"group\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zerohedge.com\/sites\/default\/files\/inline-images\/Attack%20on%20Syria.jpg?itok=1q-Mn4zr\" data-image-external-href=\"\" data-image-href=\"\/sites\/default\/files\/inline-images\/Attack%20on%20Syria.jpg?itok=1q-Mn4zr\" data-link-option=\"0\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.zerohedge.com\/sites\/default\/files\/inline-images\/Attack%20on%20Syria.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.zerohedge.com\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/inline_image_desktop\/public\/inline-images\/Attack%20on%20Syria.jpg?itok=1q-Mn4zr 1x\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"334\" data-entity-type=\"file\" data-entity-uuid=\"5109356a-017c-4d70-b53b-ff1f5d141174\" data-responsive-image-style=\"inline_images\" \/><\/a><figcaption><em>President Trump has already ordered Tomahawk missile attacks on Syria twice, in the past 2 Aprils.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>However, Gen. Dunford noted that no\u00a0decision has been\u00a0made to intervene militarily in response to Idlib.<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u201cBut we are in a dialogue, a routine dialogue, with the president to make sure he knows where we are with regard to planning in the event that chemical weapons are used,\u201d<\/strong> he told\u00a0a\u00a0group of reporters.<\/p>\n<p>Dunford added in reference to his talks with President Trump: <strong>\u201cHe expects us to have military options and we have provided updates to him on the development of those military options.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Trump had\u00a0previously\u00a0bombed Syria twice after allegations that Assad\u00a0ordered a chemical weapons attack\u00a0<em>\u2014<\/em>\u00a0in April 2017 and April 2018\u00a0<em>\u2014 <\/em>the former was\u00a0in response to a claimed sarin attack on Idlib.<\/p>\n<p>\u2026click on the above link to read the rest of the article\u2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>US Military Preparing For &#8220;Options&#8221; In Syria Events are moving rapidly in Syria as Russian jets pound insurgent positions in Idlib Province and as the Syrian Army initiates a ground invasion which Damascus has described as coming in a &#8220;phased&#8221; approach. 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