U.S. urges Americans to leave Syria "immediately"

[Bosonic]

Source: AP

(CBS/AP)

BEIRUT - The U.S. Embassy in Damascus urged its citizens in Syria to depart "immediately," and Turkey's foreign ministry urged Turkish pilgrims to opt for flights to return home from Saudi Arabia to avoid traveling through Syria.

"The U.S. Embassy continues to urge U.S. citizens in Syria to depart immediately while commercial transportation is available," said a statement issued to the American community in Syria Wednesday and posted on the Embassy's website. "The number of airlines serving Syria has decreased significantly since the summer, while many of those airlines remaining have reduced their number of flights."

The warning followed an announcement in Washington this week that Ambassador Robert Ford would not return to Syria this month as planned, indicating concerns over his safety.

The Obama administration quietly pulled Ford out of Syria last month, citing credible personal threats against him.

Read more: http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-201_162-57330452/u.s-urges-americans-to-leave-syria-immediately/

[DCBob]

1. This is a bit alarming.

Wonder what they are expecting to happen?

[JohnyCanuck]

2. US Aircraft Carrier GHW Bush moved close to Syria

But probably the most damning evidence that the "western world" is about to do the unthinkable and invade Syria, and in the process force Iran to retaliate, is the weekly naval update from Stratfor, which always has some very interesting if always controversial view on geopolitics, where we find that for the first time in many months, CVN 77 George H.W. Bush has left its traditional theater of operations just off the Straits of Hormuz, a critical choke point, where it traditionally accompanies the Stennis, and has parked... right next to Syria.

http://www.zerohedge.com/news/aircraft-carrier-cvn-77-parks-next-door-syria-just-us-urges-americans-leave-country-immediately

[sarcasmo]

5. Which could set off WWIII. Didn't russia already send troops to the area?

[hack89]

10. There are other explanations for that "damning evidence"

a possible evacuation of Americans being one.

[DocMac]

3. Cruise missles within a week?

[sarcasmo]

4. This is the end, here come the drones.

[RUMMYisFROSTED]

6. I, for one, trust CBS/AP!

:patriot:

[Muskypundit]

7. Why? why why why why

FUCKING WHY. War is not worth it. Let alone war with fucking Russia and Iran. They decided to protect a mass murderer; so the blood is on their hands. Why press the issue. We don't need another powder keg for WW3

[stockholmer]

8. MADNESS, this can very very quickly escalate into a direct confrontation with Russia

:banghead:

[hack89]

9. The Navy is there in case of an evacuation

the Russians won't do anything - things are moving too fast. Everyone will just sit there watching Syria fall apart.

[riverwalker]

11. Russian warships in Syrian waters

frightening.


http://www.thehindu.com/news/international/article2650542.ece
"Three Russian warships have entered Syrian territorial waters, Russian wire services reported on Tuesday citing Syrian sources. The news came a day after Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov accused the West and Arab monarchies of engaging in “political provocation” in Syria by rejecting dialogue between the opposition and authorities and welcoming armed attacks on government offices."

Russian warships off Syria, US carriers near Iran
http://www.debka.com/article/21504/

[limpyhobbler]

13. We should certainly be working with the Russians on this...

We should certainly be working with the Russians on this, like we did in former Yugoslavia.
USA, France and UK were getting ready to send in troops so we worked with the Russians so they could be involved too.

Same should happen in Syria.

PS. I'm not saying we should send troops, I just mean that whatever actions we take on Syria should be coordinated with Russia, UK, France and Turkey, at the least....

[sarcasmo]

20. Scary indeed.

[meow2u3]

12. Yeah, just come back to the States and get the exact same brutality

as you got in Syria, courtesy of the "Finest" law enforcement corproate money can buy if you dare to question the rule of the lawless on Wall Street. :grr::mad::grr::mad:

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[DCBob]

18. using that criteria then about 95% of congress are warmongers.

you are still clueless.

[marasinghe]

16. and all right thinking Americans should be urging the US Govt. to get the fuck out ....

of any foreign country they are sticking their bloody hands in.
stop supplying your arms & money to your pet warlords & dictators;
stop interfering with the people in the places you are plundering;
start paying fair prices for natural resources you want from other countries.

and the rest of the World will take care of their own shit, sooner rather than later.

[goforit]

19. A command from Israel to US to attack Syria? I hope not