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I don’t expect to see a military <\/i>confrontation with them any time soon, but here’s an interesting analysis of Syria’s military capabilities<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Summary: crappy conventional forces, some paramilitary, plenty of chemical weapons.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

I don’t expect to see a military confrontation with them any time soon, but here’s an interesting analysis of Syria’s military capabilities. 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