POST: The Syria Card, By David J. Haimsky, SWJ Blog, July 6, 2008

Well-argued and worth reading.

To me, the Syria card has little to do with us (Rice seems to view the DPRK peace treaty as her hoped-for legacy--as pathetic as it will be to ask Beijing to craft it), but instead just represents Israel clearing the deck before anticipated strikes.

Very unpopular leader there also needing a boost, making for a trifecta with Bush and Ahmadinejad.