Quote Originally Posted by Torog
Why would the Syrian government be so tight-lipped about an act of war perpetrated on their soil? The first half of the answer lies in this story that appeared in the Israeli media last month (8/13): Syria's Antiaircraft System Most Advanced In World. Syria has gone on a profligate buying spree, spending vast sums on Russian systems, 'considered the cutting edge in aircraft interception technology.' Syria now 'possesses the most crowded antiaircraft system in the world,' with 'more than 200 antiaircraft batteries of different types,' some of which are so new that they have been installed in Syria 'before being introduced into Russian operation service.' While you're digesting that, take a look at the map of Syria: Notice how far away Dayr az-Zawr is from Israel. An F15/16 attack there is not a tiptoe across the border, but a deep, deep penetration of Syrian airspace. And guess what happened with the Russian super-hyper-sophisticated cutting edge antiaircraft missile batteries when that penetration took place on September 6th. Nothing.
Although economically the world may be catching up with the U.S., militarily, they are lightyears behind. I beat Israel is thanking us for that stealth technology we gave them Some of the new weaponry that I hear about/read about is insane. I'd hate to have to go against it. Check out this show called Future Weapons on the Discovery Channel. I'm sure they have a website as well.

I hate the way this country is perceived by the world (because we have a 5 year old for a president), but don't go to war with us.... because we will mess you up, lol.