Russians warn NATO targeting Syria

[Pastor Dale Morgan]

Perilous Times

Russians warn NATO targeting Syria

Diplomat sees plan as 'preparing for an attack on Iran'

Posted: August 08, 2011


WASHINGTON – Moscow's envoy to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization has warned that the Western alliance is planning to attack Syria to help overthrow the regime of President Bashar Assad "with the long-reaching goal of preparing a beachhead for an attack on Iran,"

Dmitry Rogozin, who made the accusation, is in a position to assess whether such planning is being done.

"Military planning against Iran is under way," he said. "And we are certainly concerned about an escalation of a large-scale war in this huge region."

His comments came after Russian President Dmitry Medvedev warned Assad that he faced a "sad fate" for not implementing long-promised reforms following continued regime attacks against widespread demonstrations in Syria, especially in Hama which remains a major center for the Muslim Brotherhood in Syria.
   

In suggesting that an attack on Syria would be in preparation for an attack on Iran, such planning, if it indeed is being contemplated, would underscore Western concern not only for Syria's continued relations with Iran but also the spread of Iranian influence in the Arab world and its continued nuclear enrichment program.

Israeli officials have said that Iran is continuing to improve its uranium enrichment capability with the goal of building nuclear weapons, and Israel may not delay much longer in launching a military attack against Iran's nuclear facilities.