One of Iran's problems, as it attempts to consolidate its control in Syria is that Israel regularly bombs its weapons convoys and depots blocking many of Tehran's attempts to set up military outposts in Syria. And to date there appears not to be a means to stop the increasingly frequent interdictions of its arms convoys to Lebanon. Further attempts my Iran to set up military bases and missile factories in Syria and Lebanon raise the possibility of military action by Israel, which has repeatedly warned it will not tolerate either. On this point Moscow, some in the Syrian regime, and Washington appear to agree furthering pressuring Tehran.
Late last month, Israeli chief of staff Lt. Gen. Gadi Eisenkot, who recently acknowledged that Israel has attacked scores of Iranian military convoys, reiterated the Israeli demand for an Iranian retreat from Syria: "Our demand is for Iran and its militias to leave Syria. We will not accept Iranian consolidation in Syria. We will not allow any Iranian presence, we have warned them against building factories or military bases and we will not allow it."
Iran's silence on this latest attack speaks volumes about its expanding military dilemma in Syria. As hollow "Resistance" boasts of 'Mission Accomplished' appear to be fading this week, even being ridiculed in this region and by the Iranian public, Tehran is facing long odds wresting what's left of Syria from that battered country's people. The noble people of Syria exhibit no signs of giving up their country, culture and heritage to those who they openly accuse in public of being would-be regional hegemonizes. Syria's government and military as well as Russia, Turkey and other states in the region increasingly appear to agree.
Who would or could stop the continuing "Mission Accomplished" slaughter in Syria becomes the question of the hour across this ancient land, our globally shared cradle of civilization. This as the war evolves and we begin to witness rebels, among them a growing number of civilians, introducing new methods of warfare seeking fundamental change and gearing up for a long war to achieve justice and accountability.
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