Syrian rebel commanders and fighters have said they hoped the United States would carry out a devastating strike against the Assad regime.
Salim Idris, the chief of staff of the Free Syrian Army's (FSA) Supreme Military Council, said it would take a decisive strike to aid them in their fight, as the U.S. Congress is preparing to debate military action against the Assad regime.
He hoped for a devastating strike against the regime, not just a 'slap on the wrist' with little to no impact.
Idris, a former brigadier general in Assad's army who defected in July 2012, said that there is no more room for excuses from the international community after this massacre.
According to ABC News, Abdel Jabbar Akaidi, the FSA's chief for Aleppo province, said that a weak campaign could do more harm than good.
He said that if the strikes target the airports, Scud missile launchers, and command and control headquarters, then they will cripple the regime.
He added that a light strike would be worse than doing nothing.
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