Friday, March 8, 2019

"This could have been, they say, an expression of a moral position against mass murder of civilians."

Quote:

The victory of the Shi’ite axis doesn't do Israel much good. Rather, it has established Iran’s status in the Middle East and enables it to demand from Assad direct help in the fight against Israel. Looking back, some of the Israeli top brass regret that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government decided not to take a risk and not to hit Assad and his regime directly during the war. This could have been, they say, an expression of a moral position against mass murder of civilians. At the same time, it would have been possible to strike a blow against Iran and its efforts to achieve regional dominance.


Article:

https://www.haaretz.com/middle-east-news/syria/.premium-how-assad-defied-the-odds-won-in-syria-and-pushed-the-u-s-out-1.6999241