Syria's Dead End

I've just encountered a new—at least new for me—blog named Syria Comment. In a post entitled Syria's Dead End, Joshua Landis stated:

The Hariri assassination has placed the Europeans in a very awkward position. If they don't agree to economic sanctions, the US will accuse them of sanctioning murder. Bashar's blunders have cut the legs from underneath Europe. A few days ago, when the Canadian PM claimed that the Lebanese situation was a delicate one and that Syrian troops played an important role in maintaining security, he set off an uproar. Opposition members and supporters alike forced him to retract his statement. When Solana &mdash the EU foreign minister — initially said that Europe's relationship with Syria would not change until the author of Hariri's murder had been found, his words were drowned out by Tsunami of American and French accusations. Europe will have to give way to America on the Syria-Lebanon question. Chirac has stated that Lebanon is France's Iraq. All Europe will soon be confusing Beirut with Baghdad.

HAHAHAHA! Chirac thinks that Lebanon is France's Iraq? HAHAHAHAHAHA! Chirac is having delusions of adaquacy again.

All of that aside, Joshua Landis wrote a very interesting "inside baseball" post regarding the situation in Lebanon and Syria. Consider it required reading.

hat tip to Lucianne.

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All added emphasis is mine.