Monday June 11, 2007

I've Been Thinking:

I am perplexed by the timing of Israel's extension of an olive branch to Syria.
I am supportive of the rejection by the United States of Israel's overtures to Syria. There have been numerous backdoor negotiations with Syria for years and they have all amounted to nil.

The Deputy Spokesman at the State Department Tom Casey summed it up this way: "It's up to Israel to determine how it's going to conduct its diplomatic relations with Syria or with any other country.
We would certainly note that with respect to Syria, Syria has not to date taken any of the kind of positive steps that we would like to see happen with respect to Lebanon, with respect to its support for Palestinian rejectionist groups, with regard to the need to police its borders with Iraq to prevent foreign fighters from moving across.
And certainly, we think that would be something that Israel would like to consider."

Right now, Syria is carefully monitoring Israel's comments and the US response. Syria wants to be in the power seat in the negotiations. The "backdoor" has said that Israel wants Syria to abandon Iran, cut off ties to terror, and leave Lebanon alone. The Golan would become a demilitarized international park accessible to everyone and anyone while controlled by Syria.

The Syrian track is very bold.
The Syrian track is very dangerous.
I would not suggest that Israel pursue Syria right now.

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