[Southack]

"Finally, a deliberate admission regarding the nuclear plant also could be purely belligerent, an effort to garner support for retaliation, up to and including a declaration of war."

Nope.

Syria just learned that it can't defend any of its own airspace from Israel.

U.S. armor, infantry, and ships are within sight of Syria's borders, too.

Encircled by NATO, the U.S., and Israel...Syria is going to do *anything* at this point in time to avoid war. Heck, Syria's islamic neighbors like Jordan and Lebanon wouldn't even condemn Israel's Sept/6 strike!

In radar/computer technology, on September 6 Israel just revealed the Manhattan Project. It's 1945 all over again, where the Soviet Union would do anything to avoid a war with the U.S. until the CCCP finally developed its own nuclear bomb, except in this case we are talking about making radar/computers work securely or not.

[gonzo]

"...Syria just learned that it can't defend any of its own airspace from Israel..."

So did everyone else that bought the Russian Anti-Air-Crap! ................... FRegards