Syria Could Attack Israel as a Diversion - by Joshua Gleis

It’s been over 16 months since the “Arab Spring” first reached the shores of Syria. 16 months of gun battles, defections and condemnations that have slowly loosened the iron grip of the ruling Assad regime. With heavy fighting in the capital of Damascus, and with much of the country now in the hands of opposition forces, it would appear as though one of the most authoritarian regimes on earth is on its way to way to total collapse. For many people around the world, that country’s civil war might not appear to have particular significance for them. Yet the troubles in Syria could quickly escalate, causing very real consequences felt worldwide.

One scenario would see Syria unleash its chemical weapons onto its own people, and perhaps on Israel as well for cover, in a last ditch effort to quell the revolution. Taking no chances, Israel has re-issued gas masks to residents near its northern border, and along with the United States it has publicly announced concern for the safekeeping of Syria’s well known WMD programs. If Syria attempted to launch a chemical attack it would almost certainly lead to a preemptive attack by Israel.

Note EU-Digest: the above scenario would be very unlikely, unless the preemptive attack by Israel was based on provoking Syria to use these weapons (if they even have them ?) -  as was the case in Iraq when so called "Weapons of Mass Destruction" were used as the pretext for attack. Only later it become known that there were no weapons of mass destruction at all in Iraq.

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