[Mr. Mojo]

Some U.S. and German officials suggest that both countries decided not to proceed with legal action against Tatex to avoid antagonizing the government of Syria,

Avoid antagonizing them? Hell, we should be invading them.

[glorgau]

Hell, we should be invading them.

Nothing will happen until after the election. The Syrians will dig their grave deeper in the meantime. The US has to be prepared for the whole region - Syria, Saudi Arabia, Iran, and maybe even Pakistan to implode simultaneously.