One (1) Syrian air base needs to be destroyed as a warning to them to quit supplying arms to hizbullah. If this is not heeded, then a second air base needs to be taken out along with their intelligence headquarters building. Sufficient evidence needs to be assembled to justify the strike on Syria and presented to the Israeli people who can then force the politicians to approve the attack.This is just a precursor to the coming Western assault on Iran. Once Iran is attacked, IDF needs to devastate Syria at the same time. The Shi'ite and Sunni differences are always set aside when it comes to aggression against Israel and  this equation must be destroyed. This arab hatred of Jews is pathological and only force of arms can assure Israel's survival. Cowards, fools and profit-mongers are the ones that want diplomacy and negotiations with people who want all Jews dead. Don't listen to them.

Olmert is aw eak prime minister and a political hack! His artiste wife probably makes his life miserable by continuously telling him to stop the bad, bad IDF from killing those poor, poor Lebanese. Woe unto Israel!

I disagree that Syrian Military bases or personel should be the first targets. I think that hitting Syrian Government facilities and even their personal homes should be the first strikes. Think about that for a minute, who is the enemy here? Papa Ray

Papa Ray makes a convincing argument. Over at the Belmont Club blog, Wretchard's post addressed terrorist groups taking on nation states with some degree of success. I commented that terrorist groups can take on nation states only because nation states continue to wring their hands over civilian deaths in the enemy camp. I seriously doubt anyone could give an accurate count of all the bombs that have been detonated against civilians all over the world by islamofacists since 9/11. (since 1948?) How many do you think, and this would include the many bombs in Iraqi civilian centers? What IDF is allowed to accomplish in Lebanon will shape forever what will happen to the islamic fundamentalists and the future of the free and civilized world. It is a moment in history none of us could anticipate or necessarily want, but it is here. If Western democracies will not allow the destruction of hizbullah then  the same nation states will not be able to prevent Iran from obaining nuclear weapons, and in but a few short years we will know war and horrors that will make the current situation in Lebanon seem like a minor, trivial skirmish. They brought us to this situation – our fate and future is clearly in our hands.

Goesh writes: "What IDF is allowed to accomplish in Lebanon will shape forever what will happen to the islamic fundamentalists and the future of the free and civilized world."

This is the heart of the matter. I do not want to say it, but if this mission fails the drive to stop a nuclear Iran will also fail, this is not about Hezbollah this is about the coming century and all of our safety.

If this is not stopped here, the Jihad WILL breach, they will get the weapons we fear, and we will see what real civilian casualties are all about, entire western cities comprising millions will be targeted and not with rockets.

There can be no move against Syria or Iran it is too late at the international level for this, too many international actors let too much slide for too long and now Israel with not enough support despite the massive American backing cannot be thrust to handle this alone in that manner.

There are weapons of great danger that will enter the conflict if what is suggested is enacted, on Israel on US forces in Iraq, and in the USA. If you are suggesting this then a joint NATO mission is needed, a full decapitation attempt on both state actors, in Iran comprising of the entire theocracy at the top. Such an event would require the use of tactical nuclear weapons for sub-terranean bunker use as well as hundreds of thousands of soldiers to deal with the aftermath. There is no public will for this, this would require the same unification (Europe) as World War II – Those allies are long gone in the public.

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The Belmont Club mentioned is now up in the sidebar here at the Hashmonean for reading.

I tried to tell you about these people but who listens to dead people or their ghosts these days?? 

In confronting a thug, one can either put them on the ground and force them to submit, or kill them as they stand. Muslim-type dictatorships do not make for good military commanders and tacticians – they listen too much to God -  the need to cripple their nuclear capability would supercede the need to devastate the nation. "They shall have no helper", if I might be so bold as to quote from al qu'ran here, because no nation will join in to defend Iran once it is attacked. The above ground nuclear resources are to be taken out with stealth assets and if they then want to fight, their 'eyes and ears' will be taken out leaving their air power vulnerable and command and control infrastructure, as well as their navy and energy production capability. If there is to be a fight, their  private residences will be hit, as suggested by  a previous commentator. With this civilian population, they will know less death because of Iran's military positioning of forces and tactical lay-out. The mullahs will have as well a very serious internal threat to deal with if they focus their power solely on an external threat and choose to fight.

[...] The residents of Kiryat Shmona living in underground shelters for days on end, bombarded by terrorist scum. This area has been subjected to endless attacks over the years, it is a sore point and the IDF is ready to stand and fight. In the post below, mention is made of the IDF eye on the threat to Kiryat Shmona. The military officials also presented Olmert with a plan for an operation north of the Litani, in the area of Ramat Nabatiyeh where rockets were launched into Kiryat Shmona. The operation in Ramat Nabatiyeh, however, is likely to be put off for a later stage if necessary. [...]

Interesting Goesh, but the spectre of WMD is always there. The Iranians are big on the notion of sacrificing even millions. They have stated: In a nuclear showdown Iran wins by default, Israel will be destroyed, millions of Iranians would die, but Iran would survive.

I fear the use of WMD in any confrontation. That is the reason I believe there must be a fully crippling strike against Iran that decapitates the regime, Israel while the regional power is not capable of this type of strike alone..

The US with a couple of allies will do the job in Iran – just keep IDF ready to decimate Syrian infrastructure. That is all we will expect of you.

trust in your Arrow missles – it has been known for some time that Iran will launch on Israel and though most of their long range assets can be taken out at the initial strike, some will get into the air against you. The real power brokers in Iran want to stay alive and they know Israel can unleash its nukes as the last resort.