alot of people think Israel is just some kind of pussy, history has proven otherwise, and Syria of all people should know that...
lets start with 1967...
the Six Day War, Isreal fought against 4 different Air Forces, Egypt, Jordan, Syria, and Pakistan (with aircraft from several other countries due to loses), Israel destroyed 400 enemy aircraft in 1 day... ONE day... not to mention them flattening them and wining that war in 6 days... they acheived complete Air Superiority in a whopping 3 hours after the inital bombings... solid work...
1973
the Yom Kippur War, again, Israel against Egypt and Syria, but they had help this time, from multiple countries, Israel bombed the Syrian HQ in Damascus, destroyed the bridges on the Suez Canal, and shot down 450 enemy fighters... Israel won, and a cease fire was declared...
1981
Iraq Nuclear Plant (Operation Opera), Isreal hit the plant and is the only time in history that a nuclear facility has ever been targeted... Israel destroyed the Iraqi's future nuclear plans....
1982
Peace for the Gallilee, aka the Lebanon War... Israel shoots down 100 Syrian fighters, and 19 SAM's in ONE DAY again dominating Air Superiority ... Israel won the war, but years later, Syria completely controlled Lebanon...
those are just some key times in that region where Israel has faced huge enemies, and completely flattens them each and every time... what people dont realize, is that the US is bad ass yes, we have the best sh!t, and will blow you up with the best of em... Israel on the other hand, has ALL our sh!t, and uses it in combat WAY more than we do, so they are far more expierienced at using it in most cases in combat environments...
so in a nutshell, Syria should be glad if it were us that would have attacked them, as the same for Iran... because Israel doesnt play around, and rarely loses battles... the idiots thinking they are going up against Israel, and have a shot at winning, have the same shot as Wee Man beating Mike Tyson in a boxing match.... aint happening, even with a nutt shot....