the problem with Syria is only that from it's territory, it allows terrorists sponsored from Iran to continually threaten and launch missiles and bombs and machine gun at Israeli citizens..
Israel is an ally.
DO WE need to try to confiscate Syria. No. IS that our objective? No.
Do we want the bad guys there driven out of there and we don't really care how or who does it? YES.
I think the author of this article is full of shit personally.