What US strategic interests are at stake in Syria and how can they be advanced by a US attack on Syria?

Caroline Glick's JPost column deals with an issue that has not gotten enough attention in Washington this week: What US strategic interests are at stake in Syria, and how can they be advanced by a US attack on Syria?


With no good horse to bet on, the US and its allies have three core
interests relating to the war. First, they have an interest in
preventing Syria's chemical, biological and

US slams Erdogan's remarks

In an earlier post, I reported that Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan had claimed that Israel is behind the coup in Egypt. The United States has now condemned those remarks.

"We strongly condemn the statements that were made by Prime Minister
Erdogan today. Suggesting that Israel is somehow responsible for recent
events in Egypt is offensive, unsubstantiated, and wrong," White

Human reflex?

The Israeli national soccer team played the Ukrainian national soccer team in the Ukraine on Wednesday.

A bunch of Ukranian kids were brought onto the pitch for the national anthems.

It's cold in the Ukraine, even in August, and as they came onto the field it started to pour.

Look what the Israeli team did (bottom) and what the Ukranian team did (top).



The Israeli team referred to their

Only in Israel: Plane turns back to get cancer patient

I don't believe this could have happened anywhere other than the Jewish state.

An 11-year old fighting cancer was traveling to New York for a summer camp run by Chai Lifeline, a group that has been encouraging cancer patients to fight for their lives for the last 20 years. The girl's passport was misplaced and she had to get off the plane. Then, the passport was found.

The plane almost

Turkey encourages its citizens to spy on each other

The government of Turkey is encouraging its citizens to spy on each other.

Last week, police announced plans to install neighborhood informant
boxes in cities across Turkey. Dubbed the Confidential Police Notice
Point Project, the move will allow residents to submit anonymous written
and oral tips on their neighbors. Picture a small black box on the
corner where neighbors drop in slips

How small is Israel?

This should give you some perspective (Hat Tip: Jack W).

Now, consider that Israel is surrounded on three sides by (mostly Islamist) enemies and on the fourth by the Mediterranean Sea....