POST: Unpopular trifecta, Thomas P.M. Barnett on July 16, 2008
POST: The Syria Card, By David J. Haimsky, SWJ Blog, July 6, 2008
Well-argued and worth reading.
To me, the Syria card has little to do with us (Rice seems to view the DPRK peace treaty as her hoped-for legacy–as pathetic as it will be to ask Beijing to craft it), but instead just represents Israel clearing the deck before anticipated strikes.
Very unpopular leader there also needing a boost, making for a trifecta with Bush and Ahmadinejad.
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