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Obama: Assad Shooting At AmericanPlanes Would Lead To His Overthrow

By Michael B Kelley

September 14! 2014 10:12 "#

$%&'%$S/Sa(l )oeb/*ool

&S *resident +arac, bama deliers a lie teleised address to the nation on his plansfor military action against the slamic State! from the ross all of the hite o(se in

ashington September 10! 2014.

*resident +arac, bama wo(ld see, to oerthrow the regime of +ashar al-"ssad if

"merican planes were attac,ed (pon entering Syrian air space! *eter +a,er of 'he 3ew

or, 'imes reports.

f "ssads troops f ired at "merican planes entering Syrian airspace! 6bama said hewo(ld order "merican forces to wipe o(t Syrias air defense system!6 +a,er reports. 6e

went on to say that s(ch an action by #r. "ssad wo(ld lead to his oerthrow! according to

one acco(nt.6

n ednesday! bama anno(nced that he had a(thori8ed &S airstri,es in Syria whilelaying o(t a fo(r-part strategyto 6destroy6 and 6eradicate6 radical SS militants who

hae capt(red ro(ghly a third of Syria and a third of ra.

Since "(g(st! &S warplanes hae bac,ed rai soldiers! (rdish peshmerga fighters! and

ranian-bac,ed Shia militiamen as they attempt to roll bac, SS gains in ra.

+a,er! who spo,e with 10 people who spo,e to the president leading (p to his speech on

ednesday! writes that bama 6 str(c, his g(ests as less certain abo(t the endgame on

the Syrian side! where he has called for #r. "ssad to step down and m(st now rely on thesame moderate Syrian rebels he ref(sed to arm in the past.6

Syrian rebels associated with the estern-bac,ed ;ree Syrian "rmy

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6 dont really (nderstand this s(dden f(ss abo(t SS!6 one ;S" fightertold 'he

>(ardian. 6'hey ,illed people! b(t +ashar has been ,illing for the last three years. +(t

nobody seems to be interested in that anymore.6

pposition fighters note that simply bombing SS will not stopthe criminal army and

that a comprehensie plan is needed to deal with both SS and "ssad.

6nstead of bombing SS from the air! we need s(pport inside Syria to fight. ts the only

way!6 #ohammed "l +a,ho(r! ?1! a senior commander of an "leppo-based ;S"battalion! told the >(ardian . 6nce "ssad is gone! well deal with SS o(rseles.6

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#i,e 3(delman/+(siness nsider

ts (nclear if the &S wo(ld protect what it calls 6the legitimate opposition6 near "leppo!

Syrias largest city and the last place that the ;S" has a significant foothold. ;S"-aligned

reol(tionaries are c(rrently fighting for their s(rial as SS and "ssad attac, themfrom all sides.

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elping ;S" rebels against "ssads warplanes wo(ld force bama to get inoled in 6

somebody elses ciil war6 while p(tting "merican planes in the sights of Syrian planes

and air defense systems.

6;rom eerything the administration has said and lea,ed to the press! we ,now that it will

not offer the ;S" any meaningf(l protection from the Syrian "ir ;orces p(nishing aerialassa(lts! either in the form of a no-fly 8one or sho(lder-la(nched s(rface-to-air missiles!6

Ao(rnalist #ichael eiss writes in 3ow. 6 'his means that the same rebels who ... werealready fighting siB different enemies in Syria will only be e(ipped to carry on fighting

one. So what happens if "ssad contin(es to bomb "mericas half-a-billion-dollar

co(nterterrorism proBy forceC6

'he 3ew or, 'imes editorial board arg(esthat witho(t significant strengthening of

Syrian rebels! 6 there is no chance the fight against SS can be s(ccessf(l.6

"nd then there is the hoering (estion of "ssad.

'he bama administration has arg(ed that &S airstri,es on SS positions wo(ldnt help

"ssad beca(se he has lost legitimacy in the areas c(rrently (nder SS control. +(twitho(t a strong nationalist opposition D which both "ssad and SS are trying to

destroyD the Syrian regime stands to gain from airstri,es on SS.

6"ssad is the far stronger player in SyriaE hitting SS necessarily helps him consolidate

power!6 geopolitical eBpert an +remmer told +(siness nsider in an email. 6'hats aca(se and effect that the &S is trying to aoid! b(t its the reality.6

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