This story is from the pro-Israel propaganda type site DEBKA for what its worth.
Nikki Haley's twitter comment last night "Stay tuned for more tomorrow" figures in this story.
If Israel feels threatened by events in Syria and that appears to be the case based on Israeli artillery-air strikes in Syria from time to time, let Israel do the fighting, not the USA and other nations.
If any of the Islamic factions win, then whatever Christians remain in Syria are going to be persecuted.
If Assad wins, they will be protected from the muslim majorities.
Neither side will institute Jeffersonian democracy; it will be either a Sunni theocracy or else a secular authoritarian regime.
In the event, I opt for #2 as the best choice among many bad choices.
Assad may want to ponder what will be the last thing he will see.
JMHo
This seems to be getting serious. Russia’s ambassador to the US was recently recalled, something countries do before a war.
Um... it’s DEBKA. Not a great track record of prognostication...
[sarc] It is amazing that the MSM can so clearly and instantaneously see through the fog of war. I mean, isn't it obvious to all that the folks who burn girls and young women in cages would be never the type to use poison gas? [/sarc]
If Nikki actually believes this crap about Assad, she's a naive fool at best.