Syria-blaming has become a sport for Bush supporters, including
this NRO piece that advocates bombing both Syria and Lebanon. While the pundits spin and froth, perhaps we should consider the words of the soldiers on the ground.
"If somebody is saying the Ho Chi Minh Trail runs through my area of operations, I'm going to tell them they're wrong," said Lt. Col. Joseph Buche, commander of the 3rd Brigade of the 101st Airborne's 3rd Battalion. (From Commanders Doubt Syria Is Entry Point -- Washington Post -- October 28, 2003)
But let's give the sabre rattlers the last word ...
James Clapper, a retired air force general and a leading member of the U.S. intelligence community, said he linked the disappearance of Iraqi WMD with the huge number of Iraqi trucks that entered Syria before and during the U.S. military campaign to topple the Saddam regime.
"I think personally that the [Iraqi] senior leadership saw what was coming and I think they went to some extraordinary lengths to dispose of the evidence," Clapper said. "I'll call it an educated hunch."
A hunch you say?
Lock and load!
More news clips about Syria.
Billmon's take on Clapper's Hunch.