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Most supplied are bought and paid for. Saudi Arabia and Qatar funds were used. "The White House is also close to deciding on the format of its military operation in Syria."
"Some sources" call it "Libya lite." It includes a no-fly zone. It also involves "direct air and other strikes...."
If implemented, expect full-scale war. Washington always resolves issues this way when other interventionist measures fail.
According to Alexei Pushkov , Chairman of the Russian Duma's International Affairs Committee:
Thousands of insurgents are waging war on Syria. They're using "heavy weapons." They include "heavy machine guns (and) anti-tank guns...."
They're coming from Libya. Lebanese authorities interdicted a ship. It was "full of US weapons...."
Syria is secular, multi-ethnic and multi-religious. Syrians lived together peacefully for years. If war erupts, "100 thousand" may die.
If protracted and intense, it could be many more. Libya's population numbers around six million. Syria is four times its size.
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