[Williams]

I believe Bush's thinking is in the right place, but the invasion of Iraq took a lot of run up and the aftermath is not pretty. IMHO Syria should be aggressively confroted, and would fold. Iran is a stickier wicket, and I can see why Bush is taking a slow pressure wait and see approach.

My more impetuous approach is that after Iran and Syria, there is not an open state sponsor of terror in that region. Pakistan has a problem area, but the government is playing ball with us. I think regime change in Iran and Syria would set the terrorists back big time. But it would be messy as well.

[section9]

Your caution is duly noted. I think Bush has looked back on some of his "mistakes" and may have decided to correct a few.

Be Seeing You,

Chris