[Mr. Mojo]

Syria is somehow trying to position itself as the new radical power in the arab world, the leader of the "arab street."

They're going to be sandwiched in between an American-controlled Iraq and Israel, so I can't imagine they'd have to opporutnity to get too radical.

[Dog Gone]

It's possible that Syria has decided that they're the unnamed member of the Axis of Evil, so they might as well get it on now.

But there were some early hints that they were actually cooperating in the initial war against al-Qaida and that's why they were not put onto that list.

[The_Dogs_Of_War]

FIRST BAGHDAD, then...ON TO DAMASCUS!!