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<blockquote data-quote="Glocktogo" data-source="post: 2278682" data-attributes="member: 1132"><p>Assad has long allowed a conduit through Syria for Iranian arms to Hizballah, particularly Katyusha rockets. This is a Shi'a operation. So why wouldn't Israel want to shut that down by getting rid of Assad? Simple, chaos is like catnip to terrorists. With a destabilized regime comes disorder and security lapses. First, hundreds of tons of Syrian army supplies would simply disappear in the chaos overnight. Second, the Syrian border would become even more porous, allowing additional arms shipments to Hizballah to slip through. Additionally, Hamas would then have greater access to military grade hardware, which the current Shi'a regime isn't on board with. </p><p></p><p>Assad controls the timing and frequency of Hizballah attacks to some extent. The new regime couldn't and likely wouldn't try to do this. The only reason Iran props up Assad is to keep weapons flowing to their Shi'a friends and not their Sunni enemies. Israel doesn't have a "force in depth" substantial enough to effectively invade Syria and control the border. Israel understands this all too well. Better the devil you know than the one you don't. <img src="/images/smilies/frown.png" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":(" title="Frown :(" data-shortname=":(" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Glocktogo, post: 2278682, member: 1132"] Assad has long allowed a conduit through Syria for Iranian arms to Hizballah, particularly Katyusha rockets. This is a Shi'a operation. So why wouldn't Israel want to shut that down by getting rid of Assad? Simple, chaos is like catnip to terrorists. With a destabilized regime comes disorder and security lapses. First, hundreds of tons of Syrian army supplies would simply disappear in the chaos overnight. Second, the Syrian border would become even more porous, allowing additional arms shipments to Hizballah to slip through. Additionally, Hamas would then have greater access to military grade hardware, which the current Shi'a regime isn't on board with. Assad controls the timing and frequency of Hizballah attacks to some extent. The new regime couldn't and likely wouldn't try to do this. The only reason Iran props up Assad is to keep weapons flowing to their Shi'a friends and not their Sunni enemies. Israel doesn't have a "force in depth" substantial enough to effectively invade Syria and control the border. Israel understands this all too well. Better the devil you know than the one you don't. :( [/QUOTE]
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