Syria's air force has deteriorated a great deal and the risk of further defections by letting pilots go up in a personal cross-border escape device is greater than the possible gains of using the rotting air force to kill civilians. Strategypage explains the situation.
Artillery and tanks will have to do for bombarding civilians.
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- Brian J. Dunn
- I live and write in Ann Arbor, Michigan. University of Michigan AB and MA from Eastern Michigan University. One term in the Michigan Army National Guard. Former American history instructor and retired nonpartisan research analyst. I write on Blogger and Substack. Various military and private journals have published my occasional articles on military subjects. See "My Published Works" on the TDR web version or under the mobile version drop-down menu for citations and links.
