Report: Syria expected wide scale Israeli attack two weeks ago

ynet ^ | 10/24/70 | ynet

[Flavius]

Sources in Damascus say Syria expected Israel to launch a wide scale attack two weeks ago near the time of Eid el-Fitr, leading to a series of preventatives Syrian steps, the UAE al-Halij newspaper said

[Flavius]

well seems the ynet may not be the best new source there is no way in h.l that Chinese and Russians would be concerned about the Israeli or US flyovers

[Grimmy]

“there is no way in h.l that Chinese and Russians would be concerned about the Israeli or US flyovers”

Just out of curiosity, why wouldn’t they be?

[Slump Tester]

If they “expected” the attack, then why couldn’t they prevent it?

[sbMKE]

Just spooking the Syrians into preparing for an attack - acquiring targets right now.

[Flavius]

read the article

it said they passed on what Syrians told them and warned USA and Israel about their amazing defensive capabilities

[Grimmy]

I read the article before posting comment to you the first time. Both paragraphs of it. Did I miss something?

Russia is deep in bed with Syria and has been since the ‘60s. I don’t know any specifics of current PDR Chinese involvement but it’s safe to assume it’s there to some degree.

[NurdlyPeon]

Well let’s see, should Israel attack when they are expecting it, or when they aren’t expecting it?

[Lonesome in Massachussets]

If they “expected” the attack, then why couldn’t they prevent it?

The Germans "expected" an Anglo-American/Canadian invasion of Europe and there was absolutely nothing they could do to prevent it.

[Slump Tester]

Not a good comparison. The Germans couldn't prevent it, but they made us pay dearly.

About all the syrians could do was watch.