Israeli Airstrikes May Have Exposed Flaw in Syrian Air Defenses, Embolden U.S.

(Los Angeles Times) Brian Bennett - "The Russian-supplied air defense systems are not as good as said," Sen. Patrick J. Leahy (D-Vt.) told NBC's "Meet the Press" on Sunday. Leahy said the Israel Defense Forces was using American-made F-16 jets to launch the missiles against Syrian targets. "Keep in mind the Israelis are using weapons supplied by us," Leahy said. "They have enormous prowess with those weapons."


2013-05-06 00:00:00

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