Monday, February 21, 2005
Syria planning withdrawl from Lebanon?
I would be more skeptical of this news, since they've been claiming this since the peace treaty signed in 1989, but since the news is coming from the Arab League Secretary-General after a day of meetings with Assad, it might have some truth in it. Saudi Arabia and other monarchical Arab countries no doubt would like to avoid another US invasion. If Syria doesn't withdrawl, the US might act and spread democracy to another country and further weaken the monarchs' grips on power. Many members of the Arab League have an obvious interest in Syria doing more to placate the US.
We'll obviously have to wait and see, but I bet Syria does pull out, or make very public gestures that they are (like removal of some troops). If they do so than they can probably keep supporting terrorists in Iraq longer without getting invaded (unless more assassinations occur or the Iraqis just get fed up with their neighbors duplicitousness).
UPDATE: Massive protests in Lebanon against Syrian-backed puppet government (via Glenn Reynolds).
We'll obviously have to wait and see, but I bet Syria does pull out, or make very public gestures that they are (like removal of some troops). If they do so than they can probably keep supporting terrorists in Iraq longer without getting invaded (unless more assassinations occur or the Iraqis just get fed up with their neighbors duplicitousness).
UPDATE: Massive protests in Lebanon against Syrian-backed puppet government (via Glenn Reynolds).
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