How possibly could Syria believe they'd get away with wiping out Israel? They can't be that deluded...?
If we can live as we want with all the freedoms we have and the luxuries we have (like clean water, electricity, gas for heating, a way to drive our cars and keep earning a living), then we pretty much will leave the rest of the world alone — we’re tolerant, and we’ll live and let live. Try to take away what we’ve accomplished or force us to live under a hard line mullah, no. Not so much.
We, Americans, aren’t driven by hatred (except from time to time each other). We’re a big tent and can work out our problems under the law. The rest of the Hottentots seem to have trouble with that concept.