Oh, well, the historical examples are too numerous to list. But otherwise I agree with your assessment of Putin vs. Obama.
My original point was that I just don’t think it’s in Russia’s interest to attack Israel, other than perhaps profiting from arms sales to Israel’s enemies. But that’s just my assessment.
I see your point. So you’re saying it’s not in Putin’s (and therefore not in Syrian or Hizbollah’s) interest to involve Israel at this point? That is to say, America launches 37 Tomahawks and Syria, Hizbollah, Iran, HAMAS do nothing is response?