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Former Defense Secretary Says US Will Probably Enforce “No Fly Zone”, “Take Aggressive Action” Over Syria

Courtesy of ZeroHedge. View original post here.

Submitted by Tyler Durden.

Three months to the election? Check. Which means war-mongering rhetoric, once considered a staple of the GOP, may very soon become action, first in Syria, and soon, everywhere else. From Bloomberg: “The U.S. and allied forces probably will impose a “no-fly zone” over Syria and take other “more aggressive action” against the Syrian regime, former Defense Secretary William Cohen said. While the U.S. has been leery of another military intervention after a decade of wars, “We’re coming to the point, however, where the violence is getting so severe, I think, that you’ll see a movement towards setting up those no- fly zones,” Cohen said on Bloomberg Television’s “Political Capital with Al Hunt” airing this weekend.” Is war and immediate geopolitical escalation guaranteed? Not yet: “The former Pentagon chief and Maine senator, now chairman and chief executive officer of the Cohen Group consulting firm in Washington, said any U.S. military action would depend on participation and support from allies.” Although desperate times, and by that we mean unfavorably trending popularity ranking, will certainly require desperate measures. Such as the continued massive build up of US naval assets in the middle east.

More from Bloomberg:

Then there is Iran. And Israel:

Which they won’t as both see Iran, as well as Syria, precisely as the fulcrum points in an anti-US/Israel axis. And from there, where the escalation takes us, is anybody’s guess.

The good news is that if and when Syria is finally “liberated”, following what is sure to be a barrage of daily media propaganda including the gratuitous includsion of “weapons of mass destruction” for old time’s sake, when brent and crude soar to new record highs, at least the market can be finally assured that no QE will be coming any time soon. Or not so soon.

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