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It remains to be seen if this is a realistic option for the West and whether patriot missiles would be able to decisively shift the military balance. We can be sure that whether or not Obama retreats the rhetoric will continue to be that of the invincible empire.

Tony Cartalucci

Activist Post

Almost as if to affirm the absolute irrelevance of elections in the “democratic” West, expanded conflict promised by the perceived “hawkish” Republican candidate Mitt Romney is proceeding immediately ahead under the re-elected President Barack Obama. Aside from superficial window dressing via an elaborate array of proxies through which US cash and weapons will flow, more direct military aid, including securing a defacto no-fly zone over parts of northern Syria using US-made Patriot missile batteries is now being discussed.

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