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ButterflyBlood

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5. It was obviously Turkey, which would do it with or without the US's permission

Reply to crimson77 (Reply #2)

Wed Aug 1, 2012, 01:20 PM

Aug 2012

Turkey is understandably furious at Assad after Syria shot down one of their jets and killed two of their pilots, and I've expected them to ramp up everything to get rid of him. They probably have covert special forces in Syria too.

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Syrian rebels acquire surface-to-air missiles: report [View all] cqo_000 Aug 2012 OP

Yikes! That's all this situation needs, more sophisticated weaponry... Rhiannon12866 Aug 2012 #1

Yeah, people fighting for freedom should be kept unarmed. PavePusher Aug 2012 #8

Gee, I wonder who gave them to the rebel's? crimson77 Aug 2012 #2

It was obviously Turkey, which would do it with or without the US's permission ButterflyBlood Aug 2012 #5

They won't be traceable to Turkey. Igel Aug 2012 #9

If that's the case, you can say NATO supplied the weapons when the US first bombed may3rd Aug 2012 #14

Any Sunni Arab country that sees Iran as an enemy. nt hack89 Aug 2012 #6

Now where would they get stuff like that in a pinch ? may3rd Aug 2012 #11

Every country in the region has them. hack89 Aug 2012 #13

Just peachy add to that Assad is said to have chemical weapons azurnoir Aug 2012 #3

Now that's what I call..... DeSwiss Aug 2012 #4

Uh, which rebels? Giving missiles to Al Qaeda would seem to be self-defeating. Comrade Grumpy Aug 2012 #7

Yup, another really misleading story. WHO got these missiles? riderinthestorm Aug 2012 #10

They are giving to those that have been trained and know how to use it and may3rd Aug 2012 #12