[RightWhale]

This is not good. Assad is one thing, but a military coup in protest of the withdrawal from Lebanon is worse.

[llevrok]

were it true, anytime you can upset the status quo, tactically, the better.

[night reader]

This is not good. Assad is one thing, but a military coup in protest of the withdrawal from Lebanon is worse.

Not sure I agree with your analysis. When your enemy is in the midst of a civil war, that's a good thing. Now, if the Iranian freedom fighters would start making life difficult for the mad mullahs, we might be able to put a little more pressure on Kim Jong Il.