Posted on 05/29/2007 4:48:08 AM PDT by Flavius
Recently, there have been calls in the United States to "talk" to Syria. However, the problem is not so much talking to Syria, in a manner equivalent to having a cup of coffee with someone of the opposite gender. The real issue is that the West is looking for a long-term meaningful relationship with the possibility of compatibility or even marriage. But Syria is already married to Iran, a sugar daddy too well-heeled to give up. Besides, it wouldn't be long before Syrian President Bashar Assad would ask to borrow the keys to Lebanon, dent the car, and refuse to return it.
(Excerpt) Read more at dailystar.com.lb ...
Assad is happy right where he is; but if the West continues to kowtow to him, or treat him with benign neglect, why should he do anything differently?
Excellent article.
Syria is a prime candidate for Sarkozy’s new foreign policy.
If France is serious about stepping up to the world stage, all they have to do is offer military support - troops, planes, and ships - to Lebanon.
When Syria threatens, France can find a cause for war, and clean out the mess in the Bekaa, and go right on up through Syria.
The US can attack from Iraq, and we’ll see a new march to the sea by US armored forces.
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