You need to Change your handle from Sarah B to Uninformed Me. Your depth of history is non-existent and your lack of appreciation of the risks your own countrymen endure (including yourself) is an affront to any red-blooded Israeli.

The S-300s effectively impose a no-fly (commercial and military) zone over Israel. Take the S-330s out before the start of the next news cycle.

The USS LIBERTY was the handy work of the Johnson administration. Look up project Northwoods you will be enlightened by the entire hainous debacle that was the USS LIBERTY betrayal. Look up Terrorstorm on Youtube. Alex Jones documentary on False Flag Terror. This will open your eyes wider than you may like.. it will test your tolerance to endure truth that most people would prefer to ignore and or deny..

He is keeping us out of this mess and rightfully so. It is time for Israel, Turkey & Jordan to sort out this mess without the USA money or troops. If the Eurowimps want to help they have my support wink wink. Obama knows that this is an ugly and very fuzzy mess that could cost the US hundreds of billions of dollars and dead soldiers if we get involved. People don't realize the cost of war is huge. Here is an example in 2012 the Vietnam war cost the USA 22 billion dollars. I don't think the Israeli defense budget is that high and we don't receive foreign aid to offset anything.

I worry about his safety and there isnt a day that I dont say a prayer. Having said that, I hope and pray that his political masters and higher up commanders know what they are doing and that they have the proper people capable of carrying out their commands. That is why every single Jew in Israel must do what they can to help defend the country. Yes its that serious. The Arabs irrespective of the fact that they may be killing themselves 24/7 still want to throtle the Jews. Yes thats how insane the enemy is. Remember.. the Nazis YMS didnt kill themselves to kill Jews. The Arabs on the otherhand are prepared to do just that.

You are correct. Your response is sane.

So would you rather wait until the S-300s are in place effectively rendering Israel defenseless by creating a no fly zone (military and commercial) over Northern Israel? This should be a bigger worry and create more Israeli casualties than not acting. If you wan to spare Israeli lives, the best defense is a good offense. Take the S-300s out now!

israel is not helping the muslim brotherhood. israel is defending herself against shia terror.

israel has always found solutions. israel does not wish to be enemies with russia, but if putin delivers the s-300 to assad, he will make russia into an enemy of israel.

Even if they are fully operational, they shot 2 missiles at a time to hit one target, Even if the thing works perfectly it can be overwhelmed , just send a bunch of junk planes and let them shot their wad on the junks, they aint no good if they run out of missiles. How many could they have?

i am fully aware of the dangers facing israel. i trust the tzahal to defend the homeland and to defeat the enemies.

Here's a news flash: Turkey is a member of NATO. NATO cannot decline to participate if Turkey asks. Here's another news flash: Syria has one of the largest stores of biological, neurological and chemical weapons in the world. Depending upon into whose hands they fall, it is the United States that is the target; not Israel. I assure you that Iran-backed elements still consider the U.S. to be the "Great Satan" and I am quite confident that al Qaeda-backed elements have not forgotten Osama bin Laden. What do you think a teaspoonful of botulin toxin released in an American water supply will do? How about sarin in the New York City subway during rush hour? Or smallpox virus in the Mall of America? I wonder how heroic you will find Obama to be then. You see, all sides in the Syrian conflict are terribly afraid of Israel -- for good reason. They are all also contemptuous of the United States.

Thanks to 4. 12 - I don't agree that our enemies have "equal or better than" because the IAF is known to be one of the best and most experienced in the world. Hez or Syria can't win in the skies. Not sure why you would think they could. 17 - "build baby build" you are one of the worst offenders of armchair warriors. With your repugnant and arrogant statements urging Israelis onwards to war. So childish and lacking in depth. You sound like a beered up American college boy. Go war monger elsewhere or actually come to Israel and live, fight, have a family here or please, please STFU. 37 - Of course I wouldn't rather wait until S-300s are in place. Ultimately I know that the govt that I voted into power will do the right thing and take them out. Of course, we'll pay here in Tel Aviv running to the shelter with our baby and 83 year old grandfather. Bottom line, our @sses are on the line here but we're proud to do it. Am Yisrael Chai from the real warriors. Shabbat Shalom from Tel Aviv.

Israel, you know where Assad is right now. Why can't you end this misery and take him out? You are the only hope now

Why should it be up to universally-hated Israel to clean up the world's messes? We did it in Iraq; we've done it in Syria. We've done it in countless ways about the which the world will never learn. Quite a burden, don't you think? With absolutely nothing in return from an ungrateful world. The only thing that is keeping civilization from falling into the abyss is the State of Israel. An expression of gratitude every now and again might be nice. I assure you that Israel can vaporize Syria, Lebanon -- and pretty much any other country -- in a hot New York minute. If we go that route, it will be to protect Israel. Not the countries that have consistently acted against Israel. Can you blame us? The very same nations that depend upon Israel's vigilance have absolutely no regard for Israel's geopolitical interests. We owe them nothing. Let them do their own dirty work. Ineptitude notwithstanding.

I think you seriously underestimate Israel's capabilities. I also think you seriously overestimate the quality of Russian weapons and Syria's capabilities. Of course, no one in Israel should have to worry about their young children or their elderly parents. Wouldn't it be best to head off a Syrian attack by simply eliminating Syria? We can do that, you know. We've always known that. The time has come to contemplate whether we should. An ounce of prevention, Gal, is worth a pound of cure. I think it's time to say good-bye to Syria. There are side benefits. It will make Iran and Hezbollah sit up and take notice. Isn't that worthy enough a goal in and of itself?

Or Obama will make another threatening speech and say unflattering things about you!

I don't underestimate anyone. Israel isn't omnipotent. We'll lose people if we start something against Syria. Assad has nothing to lose neither does Hezbollah neither in fact does Iran. They have hundreds of thousands of missiles that they can RAIN down on Israel so its a FACT that Israelis will die despite our final win. Assad also has chemical weopons too. So ultimately it seems that you live in some sort of post 1967 Israeli victory cloud where Israel can do no wrong. What you say about eliminating Syria is BS. And even an avowed Zionist such as myself who wishes it was only that easy knows the cold hard reality.

Both ends of the spectrum here. The makings of a good debate. Keep it going......put it all on the table.

.....posting? 'Israel preventing civilisation from falling into the abyss?' Now that is hilarious from someone who has an association with world's most hated country.

... says someone from a country that served as a convict colony.

merely week ago, while "Those bad Arabs" were at peace with you for 40 years. So, stop worrying about your son's safety. That sail has sailed. Start worrying about your home, while your son is murdering Arabs for no other reason than criminal desires to bomb peacefull neighbor. You are a pathetic fool in denial to cover up for son who committed war crime. You could blaim his commander. But someone in Israel will be held accountable for the war crime committed against Syrian nation. The "bad Arabs" argument is no good this time around.