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Syria-Lebanon-Iran
Assad threatens Israel with war if US supports rebels
2011-05-12
Debka, so salt heavily. I can see this scenario play out though...
In Damascus, Bashar Assad's close confidante Rami Makhlouf threatened that Syria would go to war against Israel in reprisal for US and Europe backing for the uprising.
Only if they have a death wish...
Makhlouf, an international business tycoon, is on the US and EU sanctions lists. In an interview with the New York Times Wednesday, May 11, he said: "If there is no stability here, there's no way there will be stability in Israel. No way, and nobody can guarantee what will happen after, God forbid, anything happens to this regime."

He advised the US and Europe not to "put a lot of pressure on the president, don't push Syria to do anything it is not happy to do."

The Syrian president is examining two strategic options, he said: "Going to war against Israel, and/or sending weapons shipments to the West Bank and to Israeli Arabs for use in terrorist attacks against Israel.
Posted by:DarthVader

#8  The Syrian president is examining two strategic options, he said: "Going to war against Israel, and/or sending weapons shipments to the West Bank and to Israeli Arabs for use in terrorist attacks against Israel.

What he really meant to say was the CONTINUATION of two options..... etc.
Posted by: Besoeker   2011-05-12 18:17  

#7  Thank you. And we manage.
Posted by: g(r)omgoru   2011-05-12 16:58  

#6  Happy Independence Day, gromgoru. Is your supply of popcorn holding out?
Posted by: Matt   2011-05-12 16:41  

#5  Should think the possibility is an inducement for Obama & Co.
Posted by: g(r)omgoru   2011-05-12 14:18  

#4  Could get messy.

On the one hand, Syrians have a long history of getting their butts kicked by IDF. And presumably, according to this article, Pencilneck would be facing a US/EU supported internal insurrection while attempting to fight Israelis.

But now he has Hezbollah and Hamas who could provide serious distractions and the Mad Mullah looms in the background as a wild card.

Somebody could get nuked.

And so along comes O'Bummer, who hasn't a clue what he's doing and whose loyalties in such matters are unclear...

Debka may not be the most reliable source of information but you can get just as paranoid as you want from reading it.
Posted by: Ebbang Uluque6305   2011-05-12 13:51  

#3  Plus, the bear could eat the kicker and remove a source of irritation for the family back home!
Posted by: DarthVader   2011-05-12 13:24  

#2  I wish he would attack Israel, its like kicking a bear because your annoyed at your family. It won't take care of the problem at home, but at least for a short while it will shift the attention away from the real problem.
Posted by: killjoy   2011-05-12 13:22  

#1  Someone should tell them that there's a big difference between shooting defenseless civilians and the IDF
Posted by: Gmanzato   2011-05-12 13:14  

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