US Army chief Mark Milley fires terrifying threat to Russia over Syria - The Sun, October 6, 2016
Only yesterday four Nato nations were forced to scramble fighter jets when Russia sent two bombers on a sabre-rattling run around Western Europe.Maybe General Milley should wake up to the fact that there will be no winner if a war between the United States and Russia goes nuclear.
And yesterday Milley roared: “I want to be clear to those that wish to do us harm.
"I want be clear to those around the world who want to destroy our way of life and those of our friends and allies.
"The US military, despite all our challenges, will stop you, and we will beat you harder than you have ever been beaten before.
“We will destroy any enemy, anywhere, any time.”
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Milley added: “Other countries like Russia, China, Iran and North Korea went to school on us and closely watched how we fought.
“They are rapidly modernising their militaries today to avoid our strengths in the hope of defeating us at some point in the future.”
These two articles will provide a good sense of where the Russians stand on Syria.
Russia & China Combining Forces in Syria - The Common Sense Show, October 5, 2016
Russian options against a US attack on Syria - The Saker, October 5, 2016
Bottom-line is that Russia will not back down. Is it really in the United States' interest to risk a conventional or nuclear war with Russia over Syria? Is it really going to destroy our way of life if the military does not intervene?
Fortunately, members of the armed forces have previously stood up to the President (or whoever else is making the decisions).
As Seymour Hersh reported on the previous attempt to attack Syria to overthrow Assad back in 2013:
Pentagon Mutiny on Syria Dismissed by ‘Liberal’ Media - Huffington Post, Dec 26, 2015
for more than two years, senior U.S. military leaders subverted President Obama’s strategy to overthrow Syrian President Bashar AssadLet's hope that history repeats itself.
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