2006 © All Rights Reserved to the CSIS. All further dissemination and reproduction must be done with the written permission of the author. Center for Strategic and International Studies Arleigh A. Burke Chair in Strategy 1800 K Street, N.W. • Suite 400 • Washington, DC 20006 Phone: 1 (202) 775-3270 • Fax: 1 (202) 457-8746 Web: www.csis.org/burke Israel and Syria: The Military Balance and Prospects of War Anthony H. Cordesman Arleigh A. Burke Chair in Strategy acordesman@aol.com With the Assistance of Ionut C. Popescu Working Draft, Revised: August 15, 2007 Please note that this document is a working draft and will be revised regularly. To comment, or to provide suggestions and corrections, please e-mail the author at acordesman@aol.com.