A view shows wreckage of cars after a suicide car bomb exploded in the main business district of Damascus (REUTERS/SANA/Handout).
Opinion
When Bombing Syria, Remember Lebanon
May 7, 2013, Bruce Riedel
Israel’s relatively low-profile during the ongoing Syrian conflict changed abruptly with its recent air strikes in and around Damascus. Bruce Riedel looks at why Israeli officials should examine past experiences in Lebanon for lessons on the unanticipated consequences that can emerge when acting in unstable environments, such as Syria.