[tomahawk]

Syria is Hezbollah's daddy.

Hezbollah is a terrorist group that has murdered hundreds of U.S. Marines.

Syria may now have Saddam's WMD's.

Syria is sending fights to kill American troops in Iraq.

Syria gave Saddam Kornet missiles which killed American troops.

Syria supports other terrorist groups in Syria and Lebanon.

Syria is a terrorist state.

Its actions show it is not with us, but with the terrrorists.

No action may be needed towards Syria at this time, but in time, action should be taken.

[tomahawk]

"sending fighters", not "sending fights".

Also, Syria is now harboring lots of Saddamites.

[Cable225]

No action may be needed towards Syria at this time, but in time, action should be taken.

I hope I didn't give you the impression that I don't feel the Syrians needs to be dealt with, because I do. I also didn't say they weren't being dealt with, I just don't think the public is going to be aware of any of the measures taken.

All the points you raise are correct and indispustible. However, taking into consideration all of the political realities, can you actually see a scenario where we openly take military action against them in the forseeable future?

And by action, I mean along the same lines as Iraq or Desert Storm; coalition building, military buildup, etc. I can't see the Brits jumping on with us for that. I also don't see some of our ME "allies" (Qatar, Jordan, Saudi Arabia) giving us any support out of fear of a US "takeover" of the ME. Hell, I can't even see Congress on board.