Ah--so this is what really happened: "An Israeli airstrike on Syria last month targeted a partially built nuclear reactor that was years away from completion, the New York Times reported Saturday, citing U.S. and foreign officials. The report said President Bush's administration had intense discussions with the Israeli government before the strike and U.S. officials were divided over whether it would be premature."
So: 1] The reactor may have been "years away from completion"--but upon completion, it would have posed a threat to Israel's security. Why expect the Israelis to wait that long.
2] The Bush administration may have been "divided" about this, but I'm glad it has not condemned the act. 3] Could this also have been an Israeli signal sent to Iran? Makes sense to me. 4] Note: when the Israelis set out to do something? It gets done.
