I continue to be impressed with the military maneuvering of Israel, they know who to target to get their way. For years they've take out the leaders of Hamas and now they want their soldier back so they are targeting the Syrian president:
Israeli warplanes buzzed the summer residence of Syrian President Bashar Assad early Wednesday, military officials said, in a message aimed at pressuring the Syrian leader to win the release of a captured Israeli soldier.Why waste your time with the terrorists when you can go to the top.
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The officials said Assad was targeted because of the "direct link" between Syria and Hamas, the Palestinian militant group holding Cpl. Gilad Shalit, 19, in the Gaza Strip. Syria hosts Khaled Meshaal, Hamas' exiled supreme leader.
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