The US moved a carrier group close to Syria. The Israelis are also likely to participate in a war against Syria, marking a historic first for a joint Arab-US-Israeli operation.
However, any operation against Syria may forstall US troops leaving Iraq, as the Iraqi government may ask US forces to stay a little longer to protect the northwestern Iraqi border.
“The Israelis are also likely to participate in a war against Syria”
The House of Saud couldn’t be seen to be in any collusion with Israel. I think the Israelis sit this one out and reap the benefits of the Assads gone and Iran’s direct influence greatly curtailed.
Iran is building a natural gas pipeline across Iraq and Syria, certainly, new Syrian Sunni and Kurd rulers would think differently and hear the cash register ringing a little more clearly.