some headlines:
"Israel strikes Syria 480 times and seizes territory as Netanyahu pledges to change face of the Middle East". - this notion of Israel has a right to defend itself (and claim / steal more land) has a lot of latitude.
"US Bombs “Over 75” ISIS Targets in “Central Syria” after Fall of Assad Regime" - this notion of the US has a right to defend itself, on the far side of the planet, via regime change, is quite frankly, flabbergasting.
Basically, Israel and the US do not like Syria, or say rather, the Syrian government and its relationship with Iran. Israel bombed Syria earlier in the year, hitting the Iranian consulate, this escalated tit for tat before (somehow) war was averted between Israel and Iran. So now we have, from what I can tell, an assortment of actors that all wanted to replace the Syrian leadership, which has now occurred, with the support from the US and Israel who have been bombarding the country.
TLDR: The US and Israel have supported regime change in Syria, and continue to bomb Syria.
also, in case anyone is wondering, when you bomb a country that usually means you are at war with that country. however, as we live in the west, and as syria is not a member of the "west" group, its OK to bomb it, and no one will say a word because we live in a Rules Based Order, which translates to rules for thee but not for me.
Israel confirms attack on Syrian naval fleet -
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cqx808q7lrnoWhy is Israel bombing Syrian airbases? -
https://news.sky.com/story/why-is-israel-bombing-syrian-airbases-13270761Israel, US and Turkey launch strikes in Syria to protect interests -
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/dec/09/israel-us-and-turkey-launch-strikes-to-protect-interests-in-syriaIsrael carries out dozens of air strikes across Syria, reports say -
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c4gxplxy550oTLDR: Israel has a habit of calling stones thrown at them as "missiles" while on the other shoe they drop bombs on other countries and down play it.
This post was edited by ferdia on Dec 11 2024 12:41pm