Ok, you worry that this man will not stay the course.
My worry, backed up by all recent indications to date, is that he is prone to escalate the kidnapping of three persons into a global crisis, and that he may not have the seasoning necessary to walk the very fine line between rsponding intelligently, and stepping too far over the line to ensure what is now, only a possibility.
He gave the Syrians a 72 hour ultimatum.
What say we suspend this discussion until the man is no longer bound by honor to avoid striking his enemies?
This is the problem with weak leaders, they have a tendency to over-react or puss out all together. However, this golbal crisis is a long time coming and this may be the spark. Other regional entities may see this as their opportunity to realize certain ambitions. Nobody is paying attention, but India has called Pakistan to the floor over the train bombings (and we have an Olmertesq leader in India who may very well over-react also), The North Koreans out right rejected (in record time i might add) the UN resolution and we know they could put a lot of steel on target in short order visa vi Seoul. Castro is dying, maybe he has a going away present, Chavez is . . . well Chavez, China-Taiwan, And Russia made a veiled threat the other day against Georgia. Worlds a mess right now, and i smell trouble
Trouble is here, no doubt about it.
The only question is how much?
This is unsettling:
18:06
Pakistan leader condemns Israeli strikes, pledges support for Lebanese
people (AP)
Trying to get more info now....
Have we considered that Israel has been saying that the current situation with Iran is unacceptable since well before March? That they've maybe been looking for a reason since that time? Many of us thought they would go then, not wait until July.