Preposterous Posturing

I see the Syrians are huffing and puffing again:

The Baath official, who spoke on condition his name be withheld, said Damascus is preparing for anticipated Israeli retaliation following Syrian guerrilla attacks and for a larger war with the Jewish state in August or September. He said in the opening salvo of any conflict, Syria has the capabilities of firing "hundreds" of missiles at Tel Aviv.

"Syria passed repeated messages to the U.S. that we demand the return of the Golan either through negotiations or through war. If the Golan is not in our hands by August or September, we will be poised to launch resistance, including raids and attacks against Jewish positions (in the Golan Heights)," the Baath official said.

Judging by Syria's previous two encounters with the IDF, one would think they'd be a bit more circumspect in their political rhetoric. Pound for pound, the Israeli Defense Forces are quite possibly the best troops in the world, and they've little sense of humor where Arab aggression is concerned. They're liable to rip the Golan Heights out of the ground and drop it on Assad's palace.

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(Hat-tip to The American Israeli Patriot)