| #3 I suspect that the leadership of Syria is in a much more chaotic state than supposed. The upsurge by Hizbullah is probably more driven by Iran flooding weapons and support through both Syria and Lebanon, while the Syrians have their minds on other things. Their typical response is to ignore what is happening in front of them, be it ex-Baathists from Iraq or Iranians and Paleos cutting up rough. Because if they ignore, for even a moment, their own infighting, they will lose their head. If the US does covertly enter Syria to whack some of these bad boys starting next month, odds are if they keep it discreet, the Syrian army will ignore them, too. |
Israel's military has drafted plans for an air attack on Syria. Military sources said the plan would retaliate for increasing attacks by Hizbullah against northern Israel. The sources said Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Moshe Ya'alon has urged the Cabinet to launch an air attack on a major Syrian military target in an attempt to force Damascus to restrain Hizbullah. "Right now, nobody is stopping Hizbullah," a military source said. "They feel they have a green light to escalate." The last Israeli air attack on Syria was in October 2003. At the time, Israeli F-16 multi-role fighters bombed a training base used by Islamic Jihad and other Palestinian insurgency groups.