BREAKING NEWS:Reuters is reporting that Syrian President Bashar Alasad has informed the army to "raise readiness, preparedness" in regards to the Israeli-Hizballah conflict.
This obviously takes the tension in the region up a notch. Has Syria finally had enough of watching the conflict between their close neighbor and Israel? What does this announcement mean? Is it only saber rattling or a more serious threat?
I have long worried that Syria would be drawn into the Iraq war from the conflict in al-Anbar province in eastern Iraq. Not only does Syria share a border with Iraq but they sympathize with the Sunni and Baathist insurgents within Iraq. Now, war is not only at the doorsteps of Syria's eastern border but it's western borders as well.
It appears that Asad's announcement is simply a defensive move/announcement but it is still extremely troubling.
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5 comments:
You're right, James. Considering how quiet Syria has been throughout the destruction of Iraq, this may be very significant.
True, PT...and James. This might signify a shift in the dynamics of a war(ring) that has lost all possibility (minus a forthright press) of the truth rearing its beautiful head and a small chance of this conflict(s) waning anytime soon... Let us hope for peace...not like Bush who talked of it while planning for a war. An impossible pair.
I may be proved wrong, but I think that it's saber rattling. Actually stepping in to defend Hezbollah would place Syria in the dicey position of contemplating war on two fronts, and I just don't think they have the cojones for that.
PT:
It certainly is unnerving.
Poetry:
Yes, I hope that peace is right around the corner. The region is currently a powder keg and one more spark threatens to blow everything into a major regional war.
Kvatch:
I think that you are right. We will have to keep watching the situation and crossing our fingers that Syria will not enter the conflict.
We need to engage Syria to keep work with them toward a stable peace in the region. Ignoring them only causes more tension and trouble.
Then you have the people saying that Syria has the Iraqi WMD.
Just more food for thought.
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