its very dicey - once US forces are seen to be fighting side by side with the Israelis, the entire arab world is going to go nuts.
unless/until it gets to the point where it spreads to include negative effects on US interests in the region, I don't think anything like that happens.
of course, if Iran starts firing WMD equipped weapons into israel (which I am sure some DOE/CIA report someplace says they cannot possibly have!), or uses their syrian/hezzbollah proxies to do so - then all bets are off.
I think that sounds right. It would have to escalate to a much wider war before we'd give open military support.
...or the dreaded Dome of the Rock is mysteriously blowed up real good by some *errant* bomb. "Not ours." "Not ours, either." say everyone. Yet, there is lays. A smoldering ruin.
No mention of the Hezbullah leader's possible demise on the Israeli news sites (JPost, Haaretz, Arutzsheva). However, the Israeli's have attacked southern Beirut where Hezbollah's HQ is placed.
Also worth noting, Hezbollah denied firing rockets at Haifa. Of course nobody believes a word they are saying, but it was speculated that it may mean that their leaders no longer have full command of their forces in southern Lebanon.
Hmmm....... Could this be an indication that some Israeli bombs have hit the bull's eye?
But high explosive rockets and artillery is OK?
Refresh my memory....did Iraq fire rockets into Kuwait BEFORE we entered Iraq in 2003??