From: Monte Davis 

Adam <""4thwormcastfromthemolehill\"{at}the field.near the
bridge"> wrote:

>Both Syria & Iran "got on
>board" following 9-11 but apparently you didn't need em as friendly so
>you told em "thanks for your help & now sod off coz we want to
invade Iraq".

In the current scram^h^h^h^h re-calibration of Iraq policy, I've been
hearing pundits of both parties talking about the need to get Iran and
Syria "constructively engaged."

I can see some alignment of interests in that they wouldn't want Iraq
totally chaotic, with uncontrollable refugee spillover etc.

I can see very little alignment of their interest with our previously
stated goal of a "strong, stable" Iraq.

I can see zero (or negative) alignment with our growing need for "fig
leaf" arrangement to get out with as little additional embarrassment
as possible ...

Monte Davis
http://montedavis.livejournal.com

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