New Cheney Adviser Sets Syria In His Sights

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POLITICS-U.S.: New Cheney Adviser Sets Syria In His Sights

Analysis - By Jim Lobe

WASHINGTON, Oct 20 (IPS) - A neo-conservative strategist who has long called for the United States and Israel to work together to ''roll back'' the Ba'ath-led government in Syria has been quietly appointed as a Middle East adviser to Vice President Dick Cheney.

David Wurmser, who had been working for Undersecretary of State for Arms Control and International Security John Bolton, joined Cheney's staff under its powerful national security director, I. Lewis ''Scooter'' Libby, in mid-September, according to Cheney's office.

The move is significant, not only because Cheney is seen increasingly as the dominant foreign-policy influence on President George W. Bush, but also because it adds to the notion that neo-conservatives remain a formidable force under Bush despite the sharp plunge in public confidence in Bush's handling of post-war Iraq resulting from the faulty assumptions propagated by the ''neo-cons'' before the war.

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Good. IMHO Syria should be next on the list.

I notice this news comes from an Iranian source. It would be unwise of us to intervene directly in Iran, much better if internal revolutionary sources can depose the mullahs on their own.

Getting rid of the Syrian regime would probably help the Iranian students.

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Actually, the story comes from Inter Press Service (IPS).

And yes, since Syria is a close ally of Iran, getting rid of them would be helpful to everyone who wants to rid the world of terrorism.