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Syria After Hariri
(Boston Globe) Edward S. Walker and Maggie Mitchell Salem - Washington and Paris will not let up their commitment to free Lebanon. In Washington, Syria is frequently referred to as a "low-hanging fruit" - and not without reason. Bush pledged in his inaugural address to end tyranny, and his advisers are actively looking for the most expedient ways of fulfilling his vision. What the perpetrators of Monday's attack may have miscalculated is Bush's personal ire at Hariri's assassination. But Damascus cannot expect to continue peddling intelligence in Iraq, peace talks with Israel, and intercession with Iran for its oppressive presence in Lebanon. That is old math.