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Daah, embarrassing. Meant Syria, got to thinking about the Saudis, both start with S…
Anyway, Israel and Syria have been trading blows since 2011, and they’ve been at war pretty much since (modern) Israel came into existence, iirc.
Assad, who had close ties with Qasem Soleimani (the general assassinated by Israel) and supported proxy attacks on Israeli targets, has made no secret of his contempt of Israel. Meanwhile the Israelis have made no secret of their willingness to settle scores and take the fight whoever they see as enabling attacks on their people/territory, which is a convenient coincidence allowing them to control territory (the disputed Golan Heights, in this hypothetical). If shtf, Netanyahu knows the US will put American lives on the line to protect Israel’s people and territory. He also knows that unless he stays in power or somehow makes himself a living Israeli national hero, his replacements will try to imprison him.
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Muc-ed-off
Have you seen a map of the middle east?