A Syrian opposition leader said Tuesday that he had asked the United States to defend rebel-held areas with Patriot missiles. NATO already has Patriot surface-to-air missile batteries in NATO-member Turkey to help defend the country from potential airstrikes by President Bashar Assad's regime.Syrian opposition leader Mouaz al-Khatib -- who appeared Tuesday as the representative of Syria at an Arab...
Syrian Rebels Ask Us To Shoot Down Assad's Warplanes With Patriot Missiles
Ayman Mohyeldin and F. Brinley Bruton, NBC News, NBC News
Tue, 03/26/2013 - 8:15am
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