Y’know, Bush probably think’s he’s a pretty durn good politician. Got himself elected President of this here country and all. Too bad Syria just seriously one-upped him…<\/p>\n
\n And while Iraq wielded the propaganda tool clumsily, Syria is proving a far better foe. It’s latest move, tactically brilliant, is to introduce a Security Council resolution calling for the elimination of all WMDs in the Middle East<\/a>.<\/p>\n
The move comes as some in the US side scream about Syria’s alleged WMDs. Thus Syria’s move is nothing short of genius. If the US is truly serious about ridding the Middle East of WMDs, it should have no problem endorsing a resolution that would compell Syria to disarm. Right?<\/p>\n
Wrong. The resolution would have the (intentional) effect of forcing Israel to surrender its nuclear arsenal — a course of action Israel would never accept. And the US, Israel’s most loyal ally, will thus be forced to veto<\/strong> the resolution.<\/p>\n
So picture this — the US vetoing a resolution calling for the banning of all WMDs from the Middle East. In one fell swoop, Syria has negated the charges of WMDs against it, exposed the US’s hypocrisy on WMDs (our allies can have them, everyone else can’t), solidified its leadership of the Arab world, and forced the US to veto a seemingly common sense resolution, after blasting France and Russia for threatening vetoes on Iraq.\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
(via Daily Kos<\/a>)<\/p>\n
Update:<\/p>\n
Upon preview, it appears that the Reuters article linked to in the Daily Kos’ post doesn’t say anything about this resolution. Was it edited out after the Kos made their post, or did they mis-link? I’ll try to find another link…<\/p>\n
Second update:<\/p>\n
Google News<\/a> to the rescue! Islam-Online: Syria To Submit Resolution On WMDs To Security Council<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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