[maquiladora]

Map showing "Deir Ezzor" where the mystery target was attacked.

[lexington minuteman 1775]

Were they digging up Saddams WMD’s to use against Israel?

[SoKatt]

Good for them.

[lormand]

Didn't Iran's nut-men-a-job say that if Israel did something like this to Syria then Iran would defend her?

I guess it was all hot gas.

[Robe]

MoreHERE

[Sax]

Syria denies a report by CNN that IDF ground troops also participated in the operation. "This is absolutely not true,"

Forward Observers don't like to be found. That's their job.

[Red Badger]

Sending a message to Iran.....................via air mail..........

[Uncle Miltie]

I see two big smudges here, with North West to South East oriented explosion patterns. Testing to see if this link works:

http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&geocode=&q=damascus,+syria&ie=UTF8&ll=35.380933,40.228329&spn=0.052555,0.075274&t=h&z=14&om=1

[mojito]

Initial reports of this strike seemed to indicate that the targets were weapons being smuggled into Lebanon. An attack this deep in eastern Syria makes that scenario most unlikely. Quite an impressive achievement, especially if they got ground forces in and out.

[Ernest_at_the_Beach]

CNN reported Tuesday that the Israeli airstrike inside Syria last week may have been targeting weapons that were earmarked for Hizbullah fighters, citing "sources in the region and in the United States."

The sources told CNN that the military operation "may have also involved Israeli ground forces"

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The air strike "left a big hole in the desert" in Syria.
o directed the air strike which "left a big hole in the desert" in Syria.

Israeli government happy
"The Israeli government is very happy with the success of the operation," the sources told CNN. Israeli reporters noted that IDF Chief of Staff Gabi Ashkenazi was smiling from ear to ear at a function held on the evening after the attack and saw this as evidence that the attack had gone well.

Sources in the U.S. government and military said that "they are happy to have Israel carry the message to both Syria and Iran that [Israel] can get in and out and strike when necessary."

[SJackson]

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Good, maybe the US will follow Israel's lead re Syrian and Iranian bases supporting terrorists in Iraq. If not, maybe the Iraqi military will be ready soon.

[SmithL]

It’s about time that someone got syrias in the war on terror.

[Bender2]

HOT... DAMN!

Barkeep... a round for our Israeli friends!

[Bender2]

Here is hoping the IDF did a little job for our boys and gals in Iraq that would have been politically problematic for our Air Force to do...

If so, we owe Israel big-time!

However, I would like to think our B-2s or F-22s could do the same job and not be detected enough to be blamed.

Then again... Maybe, could Israel be taking the heat for us?

[Shqipo]

I am intrigued!

[justiceseeker93]

Important ping: Israel knocks out important Syrian site!

[gogogodzilla]

BTTT!

Bravo! My hat’s off to the Israelis.