We saw how Syria manuevered around sanctions concerning the pre Iraq war period/decade.
so too ..other nations.
So then..do sanctions really achieve anything..or are they part and parcell of world law,
with something more dramatic to follow.
Bush has conveyed Americas right to pre-empt.
will this come into view concerning Syria and Iran?
Pre empt also has that lingering theme..ie The Israeli's.
can they be exercised in restraint?
They have yeilded in most cases..the talk is there..but little follow on concerning Lebanon/Syria and Iran.
Personally...I surmise that Egypt,Syria and Iran came into a few low yeild nukes a decade back..maybe earlier.
These nations talk the destroy Israel line..but yet nothing.
could it be that they percieve that the few warheads they have would not destroy Israel..and invite a response by Israel which would certainly end their reigns?
I think soo..and moreso now that the new Israeli intercept system and over the horizon radar is up and running.
this reality..or stalemate is likely to run for some time..that is until these nations either aquire more warheads..or discover some way to nuetralize Israels intercept systems.
so too..the question,
will America withdraw from the mid east in the future..leave it to the U.N.?
or is the war on Terror serious business in the high places of U.S. commerce and geostrategic projection,
will those that trouble America get more than sanctions in time?