In Drills, US and Jordan Prepare to Attack Syria
18
June, 2013
Our
first taste of the ongoing military drill involving the US and Jordan
came with the Pentagon sending a Patriot
missile battery which
may serve as the basis for a no-fly zone in the region.
Today
the Associated
Press is reporting that
the drill is focused on ground operations, involving commandos from
Jordan, Iraq and Lebanon practicing offensive operations, while
trainees portraying Syrian refugees vowed to “free Syria.”
Jordanian
army leadership insists the drill, officially dubbed “Eager Lion,”
is entirely about bolstering defensive capabilities, and say that the
offensive aspects are “routine.”
The
timing of the operations, as well as revelations that the recent
announcements on intervening in Syria was actually the result of
a decision
made weeks ago,
ahead of the operation.
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