And, yes, I DO take it personally: Iran and Syria - the drums of war continue to sound

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And, yes, I DO take it personally

Wednesday, October 19, 2005

Iran and Syria - the drums of war continue to sound

waves of deja vu...

Rice said the United States was using diplomatic means to urge a change in the behavior of both countries [Syria and Iran] — but she stopped short of ruling out military force. "I'm not going to get into what the president's options might be," Rice said. "I don't think the president ever takes any of his options off the table concerning anything to do with military force."

if past is prologue, "anything to do with military force" seems to be one of the first options...

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