Mofaz: IAF sent a 'message' to Assad during Oct. raid

[Herschel]

Defense Minister Shaul Mofaz said Friday that Israel's air-strike into Syria and the consequent buzzing of President Bashar Al-Assad's palace caused the young Syrian president considerable embarrassment.

In an interview with The Washington Times Friday, Mofaz said Israel's October bombing of an Islamic Jihad terrorist training camp near the Syrian capital of Damascus included an IAF (Israeli Air Force) mission over one of President Bashar Assad's palaces.

The daring low-level mission was meant as a signal to Assad that more punishing attacks would come unless Damascus stops sponsoring attacks on Israel from Syria-dominated Lebanon, Mofaz told interviewers.

Mofaz said Assad "got the message."

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Well done. It is better Assad be reminded to mind himself than wait until more drastic action is necessary.

[xchrom]

1. oooh threaten that axis of evil!

how positively civilized of you. musn't let those evil evil arabs have any sort of ''upper hand''.
i thought israel humiliated itself for actions like that.

[Aidoneus]

2. What message would that be?

"we're irrational brats who can bark threats at anybody and get away with anything"..?

[lefty_mcduff]

3. More 'diplomacy' at work?

Sure hope India, or Pakistan, doesn't take Israel's lead and try to send a signal to each other.