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"Damascus :: Kim Ghattas :: 1550GMT
It's been very difficult for the Syrians to come to terms with the fact that the region is changing. They've seen what's happened next door, but it's taken them quite a few months to realise that the Americans are very serious. We've just had the Syria Accountability Act signed into law by President Bush, which will possibly see sanctions imposed on Syria. "

This is critical. The Syrians are now in the same position Saddam was in a few years ago. It has to be quite frightening to Assad. Today's capture will serve to drive the message home.

This is critical. The Syrians are now in the same position Saddam was in a few years ago. It has to be quite frightening to Assad. Today's capture will serve to drive the message home.

I have had the same thought. By now, those leaders that are supporting terrorist must realize that President Bush is serious. They must also realize their old friends (in old Europe) are not going to be able to help them. Finally, they must also realize if and when President Bush goes on TV and tells them they have 48 hours to get out town, they better leave. President Bush is not bluffing.

Those nations that are providing the support that terrorist need to operate have their own reason for doing so. We are not going to convince them to like us, but at this point in time, they only need to be convinced that if they continue to provide support for terrorist, they will become a target for the United States military, and any idea that they would win in such a confrontation is vanishing.

This is not Viet Nam. This is not Somalia. The American Forces are there to do a job, and they will do it.

The world as we knew it changed on 9/11, and it is just taking some a little longer to realize it. The next few months should prove interesting