[longtermmemmory]

Syria and Iran are feeding this because they know they are next. We need a few bombs in syria.

[dep]

We need a few bombs in syria.

we don't so much need a few bombs in syria as we need syria to believe we need a few bombs in syria.

[Mad_Tom_Rackham]

Syria and Iran are feeding this because they know they are next.

In the current climate in the ME, there are three main players (with respect to violent Islamist radicalism)

Saudi Arabia is the font of radical Ismaist philosophy, spread by their network of evil Whahabbi clerics.

Iran is a key supplier of finances and logistical support.

Syria is a pawn of Saudi Arabia and Iran, but Syria also now possesses some of Iraq's WMD, and is being used as a conduit for islamist "soldiers' entry into the Iraqi battle zones.

IMO, we deliver an ultimatum to Syria and then enforce the ultimatum by invasion asap. No need yet to invade either Iran (which would be far more difficult than Iraq) or Saudi Arabia. The imminent overthrow of the Iranian Theocratic government by its own polulace can be aided by covert operations. SA will get the message and will crack down on the fundamentalists.

[esopman]

If Syria and Iran knew, really knew, they were next...they would be making nicey nicey with us. But like most Islamonazis, they don't really believe we will follow through. They may be right.