[AaronInCarolina]

The voracity of Mr. Shaw's claim is questionable, but the theory is plausible.

I agree that jb6 raises legitimate concerns about Mr. Shaw's credibility in light of his problems with the pentagon. I am not saying we should take the bait, hook, line and sinker on this story. But given recent events in Lebanon, it gives us pause to reconsider the story.

[jb6]

Lebanon is seperate from all this. Now I do believe that Syria should get the hell out of Lebanon but not all at once or at least not without a NATO or some other force moving in. Like it or not, the Syrians kept the various parties from butchering each other. True, one way they did this was to aim the more fanatical islamics at Israel. But between the Christian Latins, Shietes, Sunnies and some Kurds, that area is always ready to explode. The last time it was peaceful was when it was a 51% Christian state, before the PLO arrived.