What’s in it for Israel to invade Iran? Right now, the status quo is in Israel’s favor. Their enemies are caught in a quagmire and there’s no way of getting out anytime soon. In other words, this is an ideal period for Israel because their enemies are too distracted to contemplate an attack on the Jewish State.
Post # 55 - I meant to clarify Israel takes on Iranian proxies in Syria but yeah you get my point.
“What’s in it for Israel to invade Iran? (take on Iranian proxies in Syria)”.
They are pretty rapidly hauling mountains of missiles up near the Israeli border, to launch when war kicks off. Time is not on Israel’s side, as this arsenal grows. It will make for a different kind of war than Israel has faced before.
Iran controls significant surrogate ground forces already in Syria, like Hizbollah, several Iraqi Shi’ite militias, and their own direct “Foreign Legion” militias of Afghan (Hazara) and Pakistani Shi’ite mercenaries and draftees, led by Iranian officers. Tens of thousands, organized, trained and equipped.
Additionally, with a supply route now open from Iran all the way up to the Golan (due to Iranian militias recent capture of al Qaim near the Iraqi border from the collapsing ISIS), it is now possible for virtually the whole Iranian Army to road march up to Israeli border in a matter of days, to reinforce an attack.
That is the capability, but the intent has been equally clear, as Iran visibly and vocally whips up all the anti-Israeli elements in the region to prepare for the big war to destroy Israel that they have said they wanted since 1979. Well they just finally made it to the Border.
If a war is coming, best to fight it on your own terms and schedule. It is pretty clear that what is already being called Israel’s “Northern War” is assembling its host to attack.