January 27, 2008
YADDA, YADDA, YADDA:
Bush blasts Lebanon bombing, tells Syria, Iran to butt out (Associated Press , THE JERUSALEM POST Jan. 26, 2008)
"We demand that Syria, Iran and their allies end their interference in and obstruction of Lebanon's political process," the president said in a statement Saturday.Syria has been blamed for the car bomb Friday that killed Capt. Wissam Eid, whose work included investigating the 2005 assassination of former Prime Minister Rafik Hariri. Damascus has denied any role.
Bush did not directly blame Syria. The administration's delayed reaction to the bombing reflected sensitivity over the Syrian role in Bush's efforts to forge a peace deal between the Israelis and Palestinians before he leaves office.
Of all presidents, Mr. Bush ought understand that talk is cheap and if we aren't changing the regime it's winning. Posted by Orrin Judd at January 27, 2008 9:51 AM
Yeah, especially because the whole regime change thing has worked out so well for us in Vietnam, Iran, Afghanistan, and Iraq...
Posted by: gonzalez at January 27, 2008 4:22 PMBombs on Damascus today means the Palestinians sign tomorrow. With the Ba'athists (and terrorists like Mashaal) dead, signatures will follow. Such a deal may dissolve later, but Abbas and Haniyeh would put pen to paper.
Posted by: jim hamlen at January 27, 2008 4:49 PMThe specific failure of Vietnam was not changing the regime. The others worked rather well.
Posted by: oj at January 27, 2008 5:35 PM