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I don’t want to be too negative, but the escalation of violence in Syria is one of the scariest things I have come across since the Bay of Pigs Invasion! If the Assad regime is confirmed as using chemical weapons in an attack on the population - which allegedly has killed around 1000 people – the political ramifications could be huge.
President Obama has already said that such an attack would signify a crossing of `the red line` and this morning, France has insinuated that force may well be needed. An emergency meeting of the UN Security Council is also taking place.
The dilemma here is that `something must be done` – but what?! Those who advocate a clinical air strike against the weapons dumps, probably fail to understand that the silo’s are undoubtedly stored in densely populated areas; deliberately placed there to protect against such action.
A military assault such as happened in Iraq, would undoubtedly provoke a furious reaction from Russia – if western forces walk into Syria, they will believe that Iran is next – and there is a border between Iran and Russia!!
So, again we have to rely on our politicians to make a series of very difficult calls here. And make no mistakes, one wrong move, and this could be nasty.