[Southack]

"But the identity of the target is not the story - for the primary point of the attack was not to destroy that target. It was to shut down Syria's Russian air defense system during the attack."

Wheeler's a great guy, but the above is nonsense. You don't show your secret capabilities merely to demonstrate them.

On the contrary, the Israelis needed to use their capabilities.

Also, it should be remembered that Syrian defenses *did* light up. They just didn't hit anything.

[nuconvert]

“it should be remembered that Syrian defenses *did* light up. They just didn’t hit anything”

Thanks for that clarification.
How do we know that?