https://www.yahoo.com/news/israel-says-d...52730.html
https://www.yahoo.com/news/israel-seizes...42550.html
The second link has photos of one of the "early" Israeli air strikes. IMO Israel is being "honest" about its intent in Syria. They want to eliminate weapons that can threaten Israel plus any chemical weapons in Syrian possession. They then will stay out of Syrian affairs unless and until Syria takes some action against Israel. This is about the best anybody could hope for.
The "bad news" is that Israel probably will not be able to destroy 100% of the strategic and chemical weapons, particularly chemical weapons in "ready use" storage. Those sites are probably widely dispersed and possibly have already been looted by one of the various players. It is also unfortunate that in Syria, like Iraq before it, many records are being destroyed by looters. Where things are and what happened to people becomes much harder to determine if the paperwork can't be found or is incomplete. The looters usually aren't after the files, they are after loot. The files are collateral damage.
UPDATE: https://www.yahoo.com/news/turmoil-damas...06820.html
Interesting point of view. Makes several points that IMO are important and need to be made. The only statement he makes I don't agree with is that it is unimaginable that the way ahead for Syria could be worse than its past under Assad. IMO it is easily imaginable. Let's hope it remains imagination.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/israel-seizes...42550.html
The second link has photos of one of the "early" Israeli air strikes. IMO Israel is being "honest" about its intent in Syria. They want to eliminate weapons that can threaten Israel plus any chemical weapons in Syrian possession. They then will stay out of Syrian affairs unless and until Syria takes some action against Israel. This is about the best anybody could hope for.
The "bad news" is that Israel probably will not be able to destroy 100% of the strategic and chemical weapons, particularly chemical weapons in "ready use" storage. Those sites are probably widely dispersed and possibly have already been looted by one of the various players. It is also unfortunate that in Syria, like Iraq before it, many records are being destroyed by looters. Where things are and what happened to people becomes much harder to determine if the paperwork can't be found or is incomplete. The looters usually aren't after the files, they are after loot. The files are collateral damage.
UPDATE: https://www.yahoo.com/news/turmoil-damas...06820.html
Interesting point of view. Makes several points that IMO are important and need to be made. The only statement he makes I don't agree with is that it is unimaginable that the way ahead for Syria could be worse than its past under Assad. IMO it is easily imaginable. Let's hope it remains imagination.