Russia-U.S. Standoff over Syria: Why a Peaceful Deal with Assad Is the Only Way out

... event of the operation the two will engage in conflict as well and their primary target would be Israel. The potential U.S. intervention will be free of any serious tactical aviation, and Joint Direct Attack Munition will not be used. The operation will ... ... WMD infrastructure, the operation against Syria is unlikely to succeed. The operation will fall short of stopping the civil war, there are doubts that the Assad regime will be weakened without the imposition of a no-fly zone, chemical weapons will still ...