The Syrians have been aiding the insurgency in Iraq. The government of Iraq has criticized those actions and asked Syria to cease and desist. We should use that pretext in any attack against Syria and avoid linking it to Hesbullah and the Israeli efforts.
I agree. That's why I'm deferring to Bush, Rummy and company... <g>
Seriously, I also agree with your analysis of the impact on the rest of the region of a lot of the moves that might come out of the current situation. There is a clear split between the leadership of the primary Arab states and the "Arab street," with large pro Hezbullah and anti-Israeli demonstrations in most of the Arab countries that have come out as blaming Hezbullah. This is a very precarious situation and it is likely that destabilizing the states that Iran and Al Qaeda both declare apostate is part of their objective in fomenting trouble now in this way.
This all appears to be coming out of the war conference in Iran a little over a week ago. What we didn't realize was that it was not the normal "sound and fury... signifying nothing" type of terrorist get together. It is increasingly likely that it was an actual planning conference for immediate action. Scary.