Syrian Official: War with Israel will be Ballistic

[BeTheMoon]

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(IsraelNN.com) Syria sees the next war with Israel as involving missile attacks on civilian infrastructure and front-line guerilla warfare, an anonymous senior official in the Syrian Ministry of Defense told Defense News Weekly, in an interview appearing Monday. Syria prefers to avoid a direct, "classic" confrontation with Israel, he said. Instead, the next war will involve Katyusha rocket and ballistic missiles that will target strategic points in Israel, especially civilian infrastructure.

The official said that the war will not be limited to a single strike, but will be protracted in nature. "This will be a war of attrition, which the Israelis are not good at," he explained. The conflict, he said, "will be more like a war between cities than a war on the battlefield."

According to Arab affairs expert Dr. Guy Bechor, the Syrian assessment is a result of the Second Lebanon War. After that war the Syrians understood that they do not need a large ground force to defeat Israel, but rather missiles aimed at dense Israeli population centers. For the past two years the Syrians have been engaged in massive acquisitions from Russia, after an $11 billion debt was partially forgiven by Russia in 2005, and partially covered by Iran.


http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/123172

[jesusphreak]

I could certainly see how such a strategy (attacks on multiple civilian centers) could lead to Israel nuking Damascus. It'll be a sad day if it comes to that.

[aaron]

It's despicable for any military force to target civilians. I often wonder what's going to trigger this coming war with Syria. Who will fire the first shot? After the Lebanon war of last year, the Islamists seem enboldened, and Israel too complacent.

[DeLila]

Yeah, I thought that "ticked" the world off when civilian structures were targeted??? Or maybe that is just if we or Israel do it??? Could there be a double standard?

Question: Why would an official give out this information?

[Sh'eilah]

DeLila

Question: Why would an official give out this information?

I wondered that, too. I can think of one good reason - if it's a diversion from what they are really planning to do!

That makes more sense, especially since WHAT he said is not well-thought in terms of strategy:

The official said that the war will not be limited to a single strike, but will be protracted in nature. "This will be a war of attrition, which the Israelis are not good at," he explained. The conflict, he said, "will be more like a war between cities than a war on the battlefield."

Certainly you can fire the first shot and determine who starts a war, but saying it will look like city fighting city assumes that you KNOW what the other side will do?

If they don't react exactly the way you planned, you can't predict the outcome very well, can you? If Syria actually takes military advice from people like this official, they may be making a fatal error.

Especially when God REALLY gets involved personally.

[WhiteH2OWoman]

A war between cities sure sounds like nuclear strikes or rockets launched...

[lookup]

A war between cities sure sounds like nuclear strikes or rockets launched...

The Delta Aquarids meteor shower, is at the end of July. I would feel much better if God did it rather than, man made radiation.

[Triton57]

Question: Why would an official give out this information?

Perhaps they want Israel to make the first strike so in the eyes of the world they are not the aggressors. If they can keep spinning things to make Israel look bad, they'll have valid reason for the Magog invasion. I have no doubt that those trying to push the destruction of Israel could care less about losing people if it means they can get at Israel. Just a guess.

[LandscapeMan]

From Israel to Syria

" If your feeling frogy, jump"

[Passion]

Could there be a double standard?

Nooo! Of course not! Why, whatever could you be thinking?