This from Aviation Week….

Syria’s internal politics might have contributed to the apparent success of the Sept. 6 mission. The target was so highly classified in Damascus that the military wasn’t briefed and, therefore, air defenses were unprepared, says an Israeli official.

In other words, Syria’s military did not know that they had a sensitive nuclear site that they needed to defend. Hence, it was not defended.

You can never be sure how effective a military technology really is. It all depends on the people involved. People are talking about how Israel’s recent strike in Syria proves what great and wonderful technology they have.

But the human factor always seems to play a bigger role then the technological. Maybe Syria’s air defense technology would have been effective in competent hands.