JUST A THOUGHT - ON IRAN'S FUTILE TOKEN GESTURE, AND ISRAEL'S DESTRUCTIVE RESPONSE. THE END..

Yes, what can we expect of Israel now, since it is clear that it will not abide with, as its politicians and military keep repeating, Iranian military assets being in Syria, within striking distance of its territory? 

Should we now expect that the Israeli Offensive Forces will invade Syria to set up, as Turkey has done in Efrin, cordon sanitaire? 

That it will expand its borders with Syria, and extends its occupation of Syrian territories? 

And, if it does so, would that not bring it into closer proximity with Iran.  

And thereby strengthens it already disingenuous argument that it needs to have Iran and the Iranians stripped of their means of defence, and bounded hands and feet, to preserve its security? 

Albeit, this time, over what would then become a defacto 'Greater Israel', 'cleansed' of its occupied Arab populations?

This, it seems to me, could be the eventual outcome of Israel's geographically expansionist role in the Middle East. 

So how can the Arabs and the Iranians counter this expansionist strategy. 

When Israel has the full military, economic and political  of the United States of America behind, in front of and at both its sides and over it?

So, confronted with this overwhelming military superiority, what is Iran, and, for that matter, Syria, to do about Israel's predilection for attacking them with almost impunity? 

Of course they need to do something, but, whatever they do, needs to be something which will have a positive impact in causing Israel to desist from the frequency of these attacks. 

Israel will only do so if the costs, to it, are of such significance that it has to rethink any decision to make further attacks. There is no point in making futile attacks as a token gesture. 

If Iran and/or Syria decide to attack Israel and/or Israeli forces, they need to ensure that those attacks cause serious and significant harm to Israel. 

They have to ensure that they have appropriate arrangements and plans to counter any Israeli counter-attacks. 

In fact, they must also give serious consideration to the direct intervention in any on-going conflict.

As the balance between the Israel/America axis and the Iranian/Syria alliance stands at present, it is not that much different from that between Israel and the Palestinians. 

If you like it is the equivalent of a 'no contest.' The Iranians and Syrians, in the light of Russia clearly having decided to keep out of the current conflict and leaving Israeli missiles and planes to dominate the Syrian skies. 

Must resort to employing better or just as good tactical and strategic methods of fighting this threat to their independence and sovereignty. 

This means that there will be times when it will be the appropriate for the Iranians and the Syrians, even in the face of intensive provocation from the Israelis, to appear to 'do nothing', as part of their strategic response. 

They need to become the 21st Century's Vietnames military tacticians who help to defeat the Americans in the Vietnam war.