[Netz]

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?

[Darksheare]

It isn’t that they would do nothing.
Israel will get attacked by somebody out of opportunity regardless.
But attacking Israel won’t hurt Obama.
He hates and despises Israel.
They would have to retaliate in some other way at another location that would hurt zero greatly.

[Paul R.]

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?

Exactly, at least regarding Russia, Syria and Iran.

Syria, Hizbollah, Iran, HAMAS do nothing is response?

I'm not saying that at all. There are plenty of options, especially for Syria and Iran, that do not involve Israel. HAMAS or Hezbollah might hit Israel, but I suspect Hezbollah is pretty well tied up assisting Assad presently anyway.

There's no need to exclude Russia, though. If we hit Assad hard enough, Putin could, as others have suggested, respond by sinking a British ship in the area. THEN what do we do?