From the Liveblog of
Sunday, September 8, 2013
Pentagon planning for three-day assault
US military leaders are considering a much more intense assault on Syrian positions than originally reported, according to a Saturday Los Angeles Times article.
According to anonymous officials cited in the report, the Pentagon is now considering “many more” potential targets than the initial figure of 50 previously given, as well as deploying increased firepower in the assault, partially in response to the time the Assad government has had to redeploy their forces since the use of chemical weapons was first reported.
However, an official said that even an extended campaign “will not strategically impact the current situation in the war, which the Syrians have well in hand,” and added that the fighting could continue for another two years.
Gavriel Fiske
The Times of Israel Community.