Right Wing Lunatic

Israel attacking Syrian targets?  Israel purportedly dropped fuel tanks and flew faster then the speed of sound into Syrian territory.

Was this a dry run against them in Syria's attempts to get back Golem Heights?  It certainly appears that way:

Tensions between the two neighbors have been high in recent months, with some Israeli intelligence officials suggesting President Bashar al-Assad's administration might be ready to try to take by force parts of the Golan Heights, which Israel captured in the war of 1967.

Syrian officials, including Assad, have repeatedly warned Israel in recent weeks that the occupation of the Golan Heights "cannot last forever."

Of course, Iran wants to poke it's nose into things by offering help to the Syrians:

Iran's ambassador to Damascus, Mohammad Hassan Akhtari, assured security officials in Syria that Teheran would be ready to offer Damascus any assistance it may need, Iranian media reported on Thursday afternoon following a resurgence of tensions between Israel and Syria.

Personally, I say let them take the gloves off and go to town.  The Israeli's, regardless of what you think of them, are ruthless when it comes to war and intelligence gathering.  We all know what happened during the 1967 war when Israel kicked the snot out of just about everyone in the neighborhood.

With Iran offering help against the Israeli's, that means that Iran can't be running interference in Iraq.  Israel has no problem slaughtering everyone in it's path, so it's win-win for the US.

Counterterrorism expert Boaz Ganor said that if Thursday's overflight occurred, it's possible Israel was "collecting intelligence on long-range missiles" deployed by Syria in the north.

Imad Fawzi Shoaibi, a Syrian political analyst, speculated that Israel may have been probing Syria's new air defense systems provided by Russia, at a time when tension is running high between the two countries.

Whatever the reasoning, you can bet that things aren't going to calm down anytime soon.

Labels: Incident, israel, military, Syria

# posted by Travis @ 12:50 PM