Tell Me That Syria Is Not At War With Us ...

[jordan179]

We intercepted 200 suicide-bomber vests in a truck crossing into Iraq from Syria.

http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3424270,00.html

Now, Syria is a totalitarian dictatorship. You can bet that the manufacture and shipping of hundreds of these lethal

Comments

[patchworkmind]

Many parts of the Middle East are at war with us, but like Mother Russia (back when she was alive and killing) they are engaged in a Cold War... of sorts. American politicians and business leaders don't want a Hot War all over the Middle East, even though it certainly does look like some of them may want one. Why? Oil. It doesn't run the world, not directly, but it does 'grease the wheels' and make things run quickly and smoothly. And who wants the world to not run smoothly, other than those who don't get to use (or need or have enough of) oil

[jordan179]

Many parts of the Middle East are at war with us, but like Mother Russia (back when she was alive and killing) they are engaged in a Cold War... of sorts.

I know.

Unlike the USSR, though, neither Syria nor her big brother the Islamic Republic of Iran have thousands of nuclear ICBM's targeted on our cities. The only thing deterring us from giving Syria a well-deserved shellacking is our mind-bogglingly pusillanimous fear of the "Arab street," as far as I can tell. What we should do about Syria is to tell Israel: "You have a free hand for a year. Make the most of it." and then use our air superiority to strip Basher of his air force

[drewkitty]

It's not the purchase price, it's the upkeep.

Just as in Iraq.

[jordan179]

You are assuming that, in order to win, we have to garrison Iran and Syria. Simply toppling the regimes, both of which actively support international terrorism, would constitute a victory, and would improve the situation in Iraq.