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2013-08-28 Israel-Palestine-Jordan

Debka: Assad trusts Obama to tie Israel's hands against major reprisal

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Posted by 3dc 2013-08-28 02:05|| || Front Page|| [4 views ] Top

#1 See also TOPIX, WORLD NEWS > WHITE HOUSE: SYRIA OPTIONS NOT ABOUT REGIME CHANGE.

and

* RELATED GLOBAL TIMES > [Xinhua] US OPTIONS AIMS NOT AT REGIME CHANGE: OFFICIALS.

So-called "Obama Doctrine" being violated by its Obama namesake???

Posted by JosephMendiola 2013-08-28 03:03|| 2013-08-28 03:03|| Front Page Top

#2 I can see a scenario where Israel gets a free shot at Iran's nuclear program.

It's an ill wind etc.

Posted by phil_b 2013-08-28 05:07|| 2013-08-28 05:07|| Front Page Top

#3 So why are Israeli officials so pro-rebel? My guess is that Israeli officials are afraid of Syria playing the Cuban role in a new missile crisis, once Iran gets its nukes up and going. That would reduce Israel's reaction time significantly in the event of a Syrian launch. If online commentary from English language Israeli news sites is any indication, popular opinion in Israel does not favor the Syrian rebels. However, the Israeli leadership is trying to get Assad toppled by hook or by crook before the Iranians get their nukes on line, on the assumption that the Iranians wouldn't place them in a Syria dominated by Sunni Islamists who view exterminating Shiites as the first order of business before embarking on a world tour with Allah's personal assistance (i.e. Koranic catastrophes like plagues, floods, et al, inflicted on the non-Muslim heathens).

Ultimately, the way to deal with Iranian nukes is to bomb the Iranian nuclear program, not create an al Qaeda government in Syria. Obama doesnt want to bomb Iran, so this is the alternative were left with.

Posted by Zhang Fei 2013-08-28 12:28|| 2013-08-28 12:28|| Front Page Top

#4 ZF, I'd agree with that, because otherwise its in Israel's interest for the war to drag on for years with Assad eventually winning, but the country wrecked for a generation.

Posted by phil_b 2013-08-28 16:59|| 2013-08-28 16:59|| Front Page Top

#5 I can't imagine Assad or anyone else on the international scene trusting Obama. And I'm pretty sure the Israelis would not bet their survival on him either at this point.

Posted by SteveS 2013-08-28 21:37|| 2013-08-28 21:37|| Front Page Top

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