Dennis Ross in the New Republic connects the dots about the Israeli
raid on the Northern Syrian coast and the associated secrecy.
Dot one: Syria's Assad was beginning to act as though Syria could have
a limited war with Israel and come out relatively undefeated, the way
he viewed the Hezbollah war outcome of last summer.
Dot two: Israel sent a message that got through to Assad and to Iran
that she knew what is going on in Syria and is always prepared to act
preemptively in her defense.
Dot three: Israel has "restored its deterrence" according to Major General Amos Yadlin, the head of Israel's military intelligence. Syria is no longer so confident it can conduct a limited war.
I saw the Yadlin quote and wondered what it meant.