[wtc911]

I suspect that this was anticipated (If I thought of it weeks ago I'm sure the planners saw it coming). I think that it is part of our ME strategy to force Syria's hand. In a few months ( I think it will take that long) we will have a fairly secure hot lilly pad in Iraq. This will put a 1/4-1/2 million US troops at Syria's doorstep. W. says clean up the Hezbollah terrorists inside your borders or we'll do it. After Syria we stick our head up look around and say who's next?

If this is in fact the strategy then it will prove either brilliant or disastrous....no one can tell yet.

[sweetliberty]

"After Syria we stick our head up look around and say who's next?"

[Samurai_Jack]

either brilliant or disastrous

The Bush administration seems to have the predisposition to bold and risky moves. I think that historians will agree that nothing great ever happened without some risk. Essentially, the risk involved is proportional to the loftiness of the goal.

The Bush administration has thrown many hail mary type passes. The showdown with saddam is another example of this audacious all or nothing strategy. We just got finished with eight years of mediocrity with no risks taken, the results are apparent. Mr Bush is not one who will kick the can down the road. We should get used to that.