TWO OUT OF THREE AIN'T BAD:

Hint of Movement Between Israel and Three Neighbors (ISABEL KERSHNER, 6/16/08, NY Times)

Israel appeared to be making diplomatic progress Monday on three fronts: a possible prisoner exchange with Hezbollah; a second round of indirect talks with Syrian representatives in Turkey; and a possible truce with Hamas in Gaza.

Making peace with Hezbollahstan and Hamastan is sensible, as both are permanent neighbors, but with the Ba'ath regime that oppresses the people of Syria is not just morally reprehenbsible but foolish as policy.

Posted by Orrin Judd at June 16, 2008 7:43 PM