Syria
surrounding - bordering Lebanon and the Mediterranean Sea to the West, Turkey to the north, Iraq to the east, Jordan to the south and Israel to the southwest.
Syria Government suspected use of chemical weapons sarin gas 21 Aug
Photos of the victims - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-23783273
Videos
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-23927399
Obama to go ahead with strike regardless of congress decision
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2013/09/01/obama-leaving-door-open-to-syria-strike-even-if-congress-votes-no/
Emotion fuel with 9/11
" Senate drafted a bipartisan measure Tuesday that imposed a 90-day deadline for American military intervention in Syria and barred the use of US troops on the ground there."http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/world/us-senate-measure-has-90/801264.html
Highly likely to use long range missile such as tomahawks.
limited and punitive strike may snowball into something even bigger, Syria and it's allies, what are the chances they will sit there and do nothing...
Strike on Syria Would Lead to Retaliation on Israel, Iran Warns
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/08/29/world/middleeast/syria-iran-israel.html?_r=0
"Iran, Russia, South Africa and some Arab countries have rejected this aggression and are ready to face this war that the United States and its allies, including France, will declare against Syria", he said, without elaborating "
An retaliation attack on US interest or the NATO nations would call for a chance of stance.
This could all turn into a full blown extended warfare.
Reading deeper US military is the largest consumer of petroleum in the world. In one respect, the war machine acts to preserve its own supply of oil without which it could not function, whatever the reserves in the US and elsewhere.
Middle East is a complex area -- filled with its own internal factions of religious, political and ethnic identities -- but the mission of the US empire is to play whatever "Great Game" is necessary to ensure that these conflicts don't get in the way of the free flow of oil
war is necessary (at least four of them in the Middle East, if we include Syria, since 2000) to preserve the national security economic interests of the United States -- and a steady fuel supply for the US armed forces.
http://truth-out.org/buzzflash/commentary/item/18175-what-congress-will-be-voting-on-is-another-war-not-a-limited-punitive-strike
The weapon of choice in the U.S. arsenal against Syria would likely be the Tomahawk cruise missile, manufactured by Raytheon Co
White House has made clear an attack on Syria would be very limited in nature, likely relying heavily on the cruise missiles that Raytheon sells to the U.S. for about $1.45 million a pop tactical version.
After Tomahawk missiles were deployed during the U.S. intervention in Libya’s civil war, the Navy was forced to increase production of the weapons.
http://www.foxbusiness.com/industries/2013/08/30/clash-with-syria-could-be-windfall-for-tomahawk-missile-maker-raytheon/
Tomahawks Missiles General Dynamics in the 1970s, it was initially designed as a medium to long-range, low-altitude missile that could be launched from a surface platform. It has been improved several times and, due to corporate divestitures and acquisitions, is now made by Raytheon. Some Tomahawks were also manufactured by McDonnell Douglas (now Boeing Defense, Space & Security)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tomahawk_(missile)
Market reaction on previous Airstrike
http://www.marketwatch.com/story/9-stock-market-reactions-to-major-airstrikes-2013-08-29
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