prospect.org - 10/29/2008
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IF PAKISTAN, WHY NOT SYRIA? Eli Lake hits on the key point regarding the political fallout of the strike inside Syria's border: The big mystery now is whether the next administration will dismantle this policy or permit Petraeus to follow it to fruition. Obama has said nothing about Sunday's ...
tnr.com - 10/28/2008
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tnr.com —
On Sunday, U.S. helicopters accompanied by a special
forces team struck in Sukkariyeh, Syria, just over the...
border from Iraq. It was a raid with enormous implications for the war in Iraq and the broader war on terror. The target of the raid was a man ...
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Twilight Struggle
abcnews.go.com - 10/31/2008
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abcnews.go.com —
Apparently Gen. David Petraeus does not agree with
the Bush administration that the road to Damascus is...
a dead end. ABC News has learned, Petraeus proposed visiting Syria shortly after taking over as the top U.S. commander for the Middle East. The ...
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Exclusive: Petraeus Wants to Go to Syria; Bush ...
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Mirror, Mirror on the Wall, Tell Me Where their Bombs Will Fall
Obsidian Wings —
by Eric Martin
For those looking to probe the possible motives behind Sunday's coordinated airstrikes and special forces incursions into Syria, the always informative Daniel Levy surveys a sampling of the most prominent theories, as well as the likely costs. Meanwhile, Eli Lake, in reliable fashion, provides the view of events from the neocon camp: that ...
Petraeus and Syria
Lawyers, Guns and Money —
I suspect that Eric Martin may be suggesting too much of a distinction here: ABC News is reporting today that General Petraeus has been pushing for a meeting with Syria's leadership but the Bush administration has refused... As Daniel Levy mentioned recently, Petraeus and Pentagon leadership have been pleased with recent overtures from the Syrians, and cautiously optimistic about the potential to build on that cooperation... But then, despite this progress and the continuation of peace talks between Israel and Syria, the Bush administration went ahead with a cross border raid and airstrikes aimed at targets in Syrian territory. Instead of supporting and ...
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