Friday, February 01, 2013

Israeli hopes and Ba`thist behavior

""Maoz said the strike might have been coordinated with the U.S. and Turkey. He and other Israeli security experts predicted that Assad would be unable to retaliate." "Most Israelis hope Syria and the rest of the region will behave as they have in the past, condemning Israel's actions but taking no military steps in response. That's largely what happened after Israel's 2007 strike against Syria's nuclear plant and after Iran blamed Israel for sabotaging its nuclear facilities and assassinating its scientists.""