text: An opinion that conflicts with what's actually happening on the ground.
  
  Iraq had ceased to be a threat to Israel at the end of the Gulf War. Wikileaks proved the US entered Iraq to stop Iran from aiding the Taliban — border conflicts were with Iranian forces, not Iraqi.
  
  Israel wants regime change in Syria because a new regime may be open to swapping the Golan for peace — the one offer that's been on the table for decades. Israel has been supplying the rebels with humanitarian aid.
  
  Obama's problem is that the CIA had no idea who they were supporting or how, and then ISIS made the situation more complicated. Russia supports Assad because Assad can fight ISIS.