Does the Bush-Cheney Iraq precedent allow Syria to attack our ships in the Red and Mediterranean [View all]

[HardTimes99]

Seas legally without a U.N. Security Council resolution? IIRC, under existing international law, countries that face a threat of imminent attack are legally entitled to attack in self-defense without getting prior U.N. approval.

If Syria becomes convinced the U.S. will attack (either before or after the Congresssional resolution), i.e., that the threat is imminent, will she attack us preemptively? Or will she just passively lie there and take her 'punishment'?

Let's hope that cooler heads than those of McInsane and Graham prevail on the Syrian side. Not holding my breath.