[RayChuang88]

Actually, is it possible this may actually be a trap against Iraq?

Given the fact that US-Syrian relations have been less strained in recent years, consider the following:

1. Iraq sends most of its chemical and biological warfare agents to Syria for cash.

2. In reality, some the people picking up the WMD agents work for US intelligence agencies.

3. When the US attacks Iraq and the Iraqi military asks for the WMD agents back, Syria won't send them back because they're already in US hands. :-)

4. After the US defeats Iraq, the WMD agents will be used as evidence against the Iraqi government in war crimes trials.

Wouldn't that be a hoot.

[uncbob]

That would be a great scenario
Could be true if Syria reads the hand writing on the wall correctly

However I don't have that much faith in the CIA after Clinton got done with it

[Eric in the Ozarks]

Vastly preferable to thumping Syria, too. 'twould be easy to do but no reason not to concentrate fire.

[aruanan]

Wouldn't that be a hoot.

No, what would be better is using the presence of the weapons in Syria as the reason for going in and taking Syria out (also one of the most oppressive places on the planet if you're a Christian or a Jew).