[Basket_of_Deplorables]

You might be right, but I don’t trust Isreal comlpetely on this. They want Assad gone so, and badly. I have a strong suspicion Trump is being played.

Someone more knowledgeable than I should make a two column sheet, with “who gains if we stay and attack” on the left side, and “who loses” on the right. The party responsible for the cw attack will be in the left column.

[JGT]

You are wise not to trust Israel, or at least Israel's version of our deep state. 2 issues to consider: (1) Israel's recent “alliance” with Saudi Arabia. Why would Israel even consider having any association with those Wahhabist lunatics? As other’s have pointed out, to secure oil pipelines through Shia controlled countries/territories. (2) The Greater Israel Plan - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greater_Israel
Not all Israeli's subscribe to this idea, but many Zionist deep stater’s do.

[crusader71]

That’s easy. Who gains from any US war to depose Assad:

1. Israel
2. ISIS

Who loses from any US war to depose Assad:

1. United States
2. the Christian community in Syria, about 3.5 million, who will be targets of genocide.