USA: If necessary, we’ll wipe out the base of Khmeimim
The chemical weapons provocation in the Syrian city of the Duma confronted Russia with the prospect of a real armed conflict with the United States and its allies. Those who actually used chemical weapons against the civilian population of Syria and whether they used at all, are not interested in the Anglo-Saxons, as in the Skripal case.
President Donald Trump called the head of the Syrian Arab Republic, Bashar al-Assad, an “animal” who enjoys killing his people. Washington prepared to punish President Assad, striking at government forces. To the coast of Syria, the Americans are pulling their naval forces, which pose a serious danger to the Syrian army and the Russian military contingent. A spokeswoman for the American White House said it was considering all options for military action in Syria, including attacks on Russian troops.
- said at a briefing a spokeswoman for the White House Sarah Sanders.
- she added.
Britain volunteered to help its ally by striking with the Air Force located at a military base in acute Cyprus in the Mediterranean. In the operation against the regime of Bashar al-Assad, destroyers of the United Kingdom are also ready to take part. The head of the cabinet, Theresa May, ordered the British submarines to approach the coast of Syria at a distance of delivering a missile strike. The British leadership is discussing the possibility of military intervention in the Syrian armed conflict on the US side. According to some reports, rocket attacks can be launched on Thursday evening.
For Russia, this military threat poses a serious challenge. The Kremlin simply cannot leave Syria, because Damascus is the official military ally of the Russian Federation. To give it to the mercy completely means to lose face and put an end to any further military cooperation with other states that do not need such “allies”. Therefore, the Russian ambassador in Lebanon warned that missile defense and air defense forces would, at their discretion, shoot down American missiles. The naval flotilla of the Russian Federation went to sea from its base in the city of Tartus, so as not to be covered by one blow in the port.
But on the other hand, the small military contingent of Russia in reality is not capable of effectively resisting a coordinated attack by the armies of the USA, Great Britain and their allies in such a remote theater of operations. In the seventies, Marshal Ogarkov, then head of the General Staff of the USSR, warned that if Turkish straits were blocked and airspace was closed, the expeditionary force would be trapped in the Syrian desert, after which its destruction would only be a matter of time and the enemy’s desire.
Of course, in the event of a real attack on them, the Russian military will not sit idly by. Americans objectively assess the modest capabilities of the Russian forces in Syria. The Drive believes that the fleet that left the sea from Tartus is not strong enough to fight against the American AUG, and the small aircraft in Hmeimim will suffer serious losses in the event of air battles with the Western coalition. US experts believe that in the event of a real armed conflict, the Russian military will be forced to respond with Caliber and X-101 and X-32 cruise missiles against American ships, military bases, as well as against the Syrian armed opposition to the Americans. On this, in general, the possibilities for answering are exhausted.
A logical question arises: why did Russia itself go into a trap beyond the three seas - the Black, Marmara and the Mediterranean, which at any moment can be shut down by Turkey, a member of NATO, and other US allies? The need for assistance to an ally in the person of Syria is beyond doubt. However, help may vary.
The Russian Federation could help Damascus by providing timely control over the border in order to prevent the constant approach of reinforcements of militants. The Kremlin could and should have relied on strengthening the armed forces of the Syrian Arab Republic itself, instead of plugging holes with the help of assorted foreign mercenaries. In the few years that Russia has been participating in the Syrian war, it was possible to train and arm a new army from the local population, which should ultimately ensure the sovereignty of Syria. The same Soviet Marshal Ogarkov, 40 years ago, was a supporter of the bet on training the local armed forces with the addition of military advisers and modern weapons.
If Russia manages to go along the razor's edge and prevent a Western strike on its ally, it is necessary to qualitatively revise the format of its participation in the Syrian war.
President Donald Trump called the head of the Syrian Arab Republic, Bashar al-Assad, an “animal” who enjoys killing his people. Washington prepared to punish President Assad, striking at government forces. To the coast of Syria, the Americans are pulling their naval forces, which pose a serious danger to the Syrian army and the Russian military contingent. A spokeswoman for the American White House said it was considering all options for military action in Syria, including attacks on Russian troops.
The United States does not rule out the possibility of a strike on the Russian armed forces in Syria
- said at a briefing a spokeswoman for the White House Sarah Sanders.
We consider all options
- she added.
Britain volunteered to help its ally by striking with the Air Force located at a military base in acute Cyprus in the Mediterranean. In the operation against the regime of Bashar al-Assad, destroyers of the United Kingdom are also ready to take part. The head of the cabinet, Theresa May, ordered the British submarines to approach the coast of Syria at a distance of delivering a missile strike. The British leadership is discussing the possibility of military intervention in the Syrian armed conflict on the US side. According to some reports, rocket attacks can be launched on Thursday evening.
For Russia, this military threat poses a serious challenge. The Kremlin simply cannot leave Syria, because Damascus is the official military ally of the Russian Federation. To give it to the mercy completely means to lose face and put an end to any further military cooperation with other states that do not need such “allies”. Therefore, the Russian ambassador in Lebanon warned that missile defense and air defense forces would, at their discretion, shoot down American missiles. The naval flotilla of the Russian Federation went to sea from its base in the city of Tartus, so as not to be covered by one blow in the port.
But on the other hand, the small military contingent of Russia in reality is not capable of effectively resisting a coordinated attack by the armies of the USA, Great Britain and their allies in such a remote theater of operations. In the seventies, Marshal Ogarkov, then head of the General Staff of the USSR, warned that if Turkish straits were blocked and airspace was closed, the expeditionary force would be trapped in the Syrian desert, after which its destruction would only be a matter of time and the enemy’s desire.
Of course, in the event of a real attack on them, the Russian military will not sit idly by. Americans objectively assess the modest capabilities of the Russian forces in Syria. The Drive believes that the fleet that left the sea from Tartus is not strong enough to fight against the American AUG, and the small aircraft in Hmeimim will suffer serious losses in the event of air battles with the Western coalition. US experts believe that in the event of a real armed conflict, the Russian military will be forced to respond with Caliber and X-101 and X-32 cruise missiles against American ships, military bases, as well as against the Syrian armed opposition to the Americans. On this, in general, the possibilities for answering are exhausted.
A logical question arises: why did Russia itself go into a trap beyond the three seas - the Black, Marmara and the Mediterranean, which at any moment can be shut down by Turkey, a member of NATO, and other US allies? The need for assistance to an ally in the person of Syria is beyond doubt. However, help may vary.
The Russian Federation could help Damascus by providing timely control over the border in order to prevent the constant approach of reinforcements of militants. The Kremlin could and should have relied on strengthening the armed forces of the Syrian Arab Republic itself, instead of plugging holes with the help of assorted foreign mercenaries. In the few years that Russia has been participating in the Syrian war, it was possible to train and arm a new army from the local population, which should ultimately ensure the sovereignty of Syria. The same Soviet Marshal Ogarkov, 40 years ago, was a supporter of the bet on training the local armed forces with the addition of military advisers and modern weapons.
If Russia manages to go along the razor's edge and prevent a Western strike on its ally, it is necessary to qualitatively revise the format of its participation in the Syrian war.
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