Israel can shape its strategic environment, in cooperation with Turkey and Jordan, by weakening, containing, and even rolling back Syria. This effort can focus on removing Saddam Hussein from power in Iraq an important Israeli strategic objective in its own right as a means of foiling Syria's regional ambitions.
Syria? Invade seven countries in five years? Four of the seven countries named in the memo given to Wes Clark were Iraq, Libya, Syria, and Iran. Almost in that order. Now what a coincidence that is.
Come on. Trying to punish or stop civilian casualties by causing more civilian casualties is like trying to clean up your teenager's room, which looks like a hurricane struck, by throwing a hand grenade into it.
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