From a reader: ""The Syrian air force, crushed by Israel in 1967 and 1973,
recovered after each defeat with more sophisticated weaponry, but it is hard to
imagine a similar revival after this war has ended. Given the current toll of
death and destruction, a drying up of oil reserves, and a burgeoning population
(with high unemployment), one doubts whether that air force (historically an
anti-US organization) would threaten either America or its regional partners."
--Lt Col S. Edward Boxx, USAF. Air & Space
Power Journal. March–April 2013. Page 162."