Is Syria Next?

From the Nation:

In an eerie replay of the buildup to the war on Iraq, the demonization of Syria has swelled to a chorus in Washington, whose members include not only Republicans but pro-Israel Democrats like Tom Lantos, the senior Democrat on the House committee that passed the act. The leading Democratic presidential candidates backed Bush's support for Israel's bombing in Syria. Only months ago we were told that the "road to peace in Jerusalem runs through Baghdad." As resistance to the US occupation of Iraq grows and the road map continues to crumble, the neocons are having a much harder time making that argument, so we are now being told that the twisted road to peace runs through Damascus.

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Keep watching this story. I really think there's going to be a nasty payoff to the whole thing in a few months--you know, the kind of sensational and frightening event occurring close to the election that might be just enough to push our frat boy prez over the top. God, what a country we have!

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