Israel quickly issued a thinly veiled warning that it would bomb the Russian S-300 missiles if they were sent to Syria, as such a move would bring the advanced guided missiles within range of civilian and military planes over Israel.
Borger, Julian. “Isrel warns Russia against arming Syrian government.” The Guardian, May 28, 2013.
Apparently, Obama is not able, or willing, to acknowledge that the views of the White House and Russia on Syria are different not because the vestigial enmity of the Cold War has driven a stake through the heart of international concord, but simply because the national interests of the two countries are different. But that’s assuming they really are different.
On such politics, cynics must suckle!
Exterior framing: a brutal dictatorship vs. an Islamic revolution of some kind.
Exterior wall: NATO vs. Russia bonded in place by the habits of the Cold War even though to the two share most essential values involved in Syria.
Interior furnishings: affinity between the souls of autocrats and dictators, perhaps; perhaps, the Saudi’s guy in the White House — horrible clashing right there.
Also playing in the yard: Hezbollah.
Neighbor up the block: Iran.
Favorite toys: rockets.
What they want to be when they grow up: nuclear.
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