He may wish to add one more... It is entirely possible that Israel could help us with the "Syrian problem" by going after Mashaal in Damascus... [link|http://apnews.excite.com/article/20040324/D81GP45G0.html|http://apnews.excite...24/D81GP45G0.html]

Meanwhile Wednesday, Khaled Mashaal, Hamas' overall leader, who is based in Damascus, Syria, said the group's military wing would assess its abilities to kill Sharon.

"I hope that the holy warriors can retaliate against this awful crime by targeting the most prominent Zionist leaders ... including Sharon," Mashaal said in an interview posted on a Hamas Web site. "I hope they can succeed."

For its part, Israel has decided to target the entire Hamas leadership. Israel says Hamas has killed 377 Israelis in hundreds of attacks, including 52 suicide bombings, over the past three and a half years.

I've wondered why Israel has not taken this opportunity (the War on Terror) to conduct military operations throughout their region. I infer that perhaps we (coalition) have kept them on a short leash up to now. It would be hypocritical for us to condemn Israel for such an action, given that we have gone into Afghanistan and Iraq.