Daniel McAdams
Lew Rockwell Blog
November 1, 2013
Just as the mainstream press is reporting —
in astonishment — that the Syrian government has actually abided by its
unilaterally agreed upon pledge to submit its strategic chemical weapon
deterrent to destruction by the international community, the
international media is reporting that the Israeli military has once
again launched a military attack against Syrian territory.
This marks at least the fifth time in
2013 that the Israeli military has, in clear violation of international
law, launched military attacks against neighboring Syria. In violation
of Lebanese airspace as well, it was reported that Israeli bombers flew
over Lebanon to strike a Syrian military base near Latakia.
As in the previous attacks by Israel against Syria, the Israeli
government has refused to confirm or deny its actions, with a government
spokesperson saying flatly, “We don’t refer to foreign reports.”
So Syria agrees to give up its one deterrent against an
overwhelmingly militarily superior and nuclear-armed neighbor, Israel,
and the response is yet another Israeli attack on Syria — this time with
no possible threat of Syrian strategic retaliation. Assad looks more
and more foolish to agree to unilateral disarmament considering the
continued aggression of his regional neighbors — Israel, Turkey, and
Saudi Arabia (all with US support).
The Syrian deal with the West all of a sudden looks like capitulation
and an invitation for a Western attack. This is nothing new — ask
Qaddafi about that. Oh, that’s right, he was murdered by NATO operatives
in a Western invasion after he agreed to relinquish his own strategic
arsenal.
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