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Originally Posted by StairwayToHeaven  Syria had more to gain! Killing Mughniyeh was a way to ease tensions between Syria and America. As a thanks to Syria for killing that terrorist, the USA made sure that the UN concluded that "criminals" killed Hariri, and not Syrian intelligence. |
So Israel, who had just sustained a military defeat to Hezbollah, and who is still committed to destroying Hezbollah, had nothing to gain from a supposed decapitation strike of one of the leaders of a movement that has plagued its military with embarassment for decades?
While your theory does hold ground on logical terms, it seems much more plausible and realistic to assume that Israel had much more to gain than Syria. Bush doesn't have the credibility or political capital to attack Syria. Israel had been making peace overtures to Syria even before Mughniyeh's death.