[Williams]

Luckily you don’t have to worry, because you don’t know what you are talking about. Syria can barely defeat it’s own rebels, it does not have any 500,000 troops to throw against Israel right now. Iran cannot possibly put 1.2 million troops into Israel. They would have to cross mountains, Iraq, etc to get there and they couldn’t, nor could they be supplied so far from home and they would be defeated.

IF Obama plays this right, Iran should at least lose Syria, and Syria will be in no shape to threaten Israel.

[Netz]

Obama is not “playing” this at all. he is a bystander, leading from the rear. Events are unfolding out of Obama’s influence. The only people listening to Obama right now is Israel. All Obama is saying is, NO, don't attack Iran, NO, don't attack Syria's WMD, No don't build a Jewish home in Judea and Samaria, NO, don't come for a visit, NO, don't sell China advanced weaponry, NO, NO, NO. To most of Obama’s requests, Israel honors about 50%. The rest of the world does not listen to Obama at all anymore.