100 more Syrian protesters/rebels were killed in Syria over the weekend, resulting in the US dictator Barack Obama and his insurgent allies to announce that they are paving the way for an aerial blockade on the Syrian-Turkish border. As of the writing of this article I could find no clear definition as to what an aerial blockade is. However, from the information that is available the action would seem to entail a no fly zone within the Syrian border to be enforced by US led NATO air forces, which would apparently involve dropping bombs.
Is this Libya Part II? You will remember the no fly zone in Libya quickly turned into an all out air offensive in support of the Al Qaeda rebels in that country. If this planned aerial blockade goes forward in Syria, we will see it expand overnight into yet again another full scale air war in support of Al Qaeda.
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