Israeli Attacks Show Why Obama Must Step Up In Syria

Last weekend, Israel saw a threat to its interests and , staging aerial attacks on Syria’s military research facilities and on a shipment of Iranian missiles waiting to be sent from Syria to Hezbollah militants in Lebanon.

Israel’s action -- which it has yet to acknowledge -- and the retaliation it might trigger from Syria, Hezbollah or Iran are potent reminders of the dangers posed by Syria’s escalating conflict. Indeed, unless the U.S. works more resolutely to end the conflict, it risks a spiral into a wider regional war.