Persistent signs that US is egging Israel on to bring war to Damascus

[kpete]

Is US actually pushing escalation of Mideast war?
by Joe in DC - 7/30/2006


Read Josh Marshall's post on this subject of escalation.http://www.talkingpointsmemo.com/archives/009245.php


There's a mix of public and private communications going on between Jerusalem and Damascus. Israel is trying to assure Damascus that they don't plan or want to expand the war to include Syria. Syria is clearly worried that they will and has their troops on full alert. Israel is also warning in no uncertain terms that Syria getting involved will spark massive retaliation.

But there are persistent signs that the US is egging Israel on to bring the war to Damascus.

Here's a clip from the end of an article today in the Jerusalem Post ...

Israeli Defense officials told the Post last week that they were receiving indications from the United States that the US would be interested in seeing Israel attack Syria. http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1153292032964&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull

And there are other ominous indications of the US pressing for expansion the Israelis don't seem to want. http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/743733.html

There's more here than the US not wanting a ceasefire before meaningful changes on the ground have happened in south Lebanon. Or at least I fear there is. This started because Israel doesn't want and won't tolerate a menacing militia building up on their northern border and lashing out with occasional raids or missile attacks, especially in the context of withdrawals from other areas.
The Israelis aren't interested in a war with Syria, but we are.

This is scary stuff.
http://americablog.blogspot.com/2006/07/is-us-actually-pushing-escalation-of.html

[joemurphy]

1. I wish they'd name names. n/t

[Hardrada]

2. Sort of like and Alphonse and Gaston routine

You first, m'sieur.

Non non, you first mon vieux!

[Warren Stupidity]

3. I'm just wondering if 34 dead children

constitutes meaningful changes on the ground?

If 34 dead children gets you a partial ceasefire, how many dead Lebanese children will a total ceasefire cost?

[misanthrope]

4. Gee, ya' think?...

...One doesn't need a crystal ball to see that a chaotic Middle East benefits the U.S. (or more specifically, U.S. corporate interests) most of all. We will continue to sow discord in the Middle East as long as that perception prevails.

[EFerrari]

5. No, this started because OUR criminal government planned it

with THEIR criminal government a YEAR ago:

http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2006/07/21/MIDEAST.TMP