CLEAN YOUR PLATE, GEORGE:

Arab leaders threaten to boycott Damascus summit (Robert F. Worth, March 7, 2008, NY Times)

Several Arab leaders say they may boycott the annual Arab summit meeting scheduled for this month in Damascus because of anger at Syria over its role in Lebanon and ongoing links to Iran.

The measures are part of an intensified campaign against Syria that comes alongside similar moves by the United States, which recently added several new financial sanctions on Syria and sent warships to cruise off the Lebanese coast - a gesture aimed directly at the Syrian government.

"There's a new initiative to completely isolate Syria and weaken its destructive influence in Lebanon," said an adviser to the Saudi government who requested anonymity because of the sensitivity of the issue.

Enough gestures already.

Posted by Orrin Judd at March 8, 2008 12:00 AM