What Would A Joint Turkish-Jordanian Assault On Syria Look Like?

The Hunger Games: What Would A Joint Turkish-Jordanian Assault On Syria Look Like? -- Al Bawaba

The rumors of a military strike on Syria have begun and those voices have only got louder in the last week. Informers in the Jordanian government say army generals have been training in Turkey for the past four weeks. Still the official Jordan government line is ‘nothing to see here.’ If it really happened - what would it look like? We run through the scenarios, from weapons of war to covert intelligence.

Saudi has already threatened Jordan with cutting off their aid money unless they provide military assistance to the FSA. Clearly they have the funds and they’re not afraid to use them to ensure another Sunni ally in the region. Qatar too has been happy to provide financial help for the rebels although not as aggressively as the desert Kingdom.

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My Comment: Here comes the armchair generals. What's my take .... Turkey and Jordan are not going to launch an overt attack against Syria .... they simply do not have the resources to have a serious impact. What they will do is step up covert assistance and the transfer of military supplies to the rebels.