(Wash. Post) Reported Israeli airstrikes in Syria could accelerate U.S. decision process

Israel’s reported airstrikes in Syria ”” and the threat of a retaliatory strike by the Syrian government ”” are likely to accelerate the decision-making of the Obama administration, which was already moving toward a sharp escalation of U.S. involvement in the two-year-old crisis.

Senior officials said the deployment of U.S. troops to Syria remains unlikely, but they have indicated that a decision will come within weeks on options ranging from the supply of weapons to the Syrian rebels to the use of U.S. aircraft and missiles to ground President Bashar al-Assad’s air power by destroying planes, runways and missile sites inside Syria.

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One comment on “(Wash. Post) Reported Israeli airstrikes in Syria could accelerate U.S. decision process

  1. BlueOntario says:

    “…a decision will come within weeks…”
    This is acceleration?
    Wake me up when the next red line is drawn.