[Defiant]

I think the ruler of Syria is smarter than Saddam.

I thought so too, until I heard that they were sending weapons to Iraq, and hiding WMDs and scientists in Syria. Maybe they just feel their fate is tied to Saddam's, and would rather go down fighting than reform.

[CyberAnt]

Well ... they are from the Ba'ath party, which answers a lot of questions.

However, like I said - Assad has been a witness to what it means to defy the USA. Saddam had x42 as an example of the USA - Assad has George W. Bush!

Surely Assad can see what fate awaits him!