Iran and Syria announced today that “they will form a “united front” to confront possible threats against them”. Is this a joke? These two have been cooperating since the 70s. There is no way Iran could support the Shiite terrorists in Lebanon without the explicit permission of Syria. This is a public display of affection, not a change of policy or any newfound Sunni Shiite love. The Bush administration has conducted an elegant strategic maneuver and the Syrians and Iranians don’t even know it yet. I am not sure who is formulating this strategy, I can only assume Condi Rice. If so, then she is simply the smartest woman alive. The public, mostly because of the media, is “war weary”. Yet we still have work to do. We must get the ball rolling on Iran and Syria before the entire region is destabilized.

The subtle pressure, the drones scanning Iran, the withdrawal of the US ambassador is all part of a calculated plan to force the hand of these regimes. They got spooked and have had to make a public show of strength to try and deter US aggression and admittedly to many the situation is now slightly more complex than before. I see nothing that has changed though. Syria and Iran have been thick as thieves ever since they realized they both hate America. It would be hard politically to now add Syria to the “Axis of Evil”, but Bush didn’t have to, they did so themselves when they swore an alliance with Iran. Game over. Syria is next, Iran should be expecting air strikes, and covert ops.

I am somehow not surprised by this trial balloon by the President which is basically like a kick in the gut from a friend. Bush has caved to the political pressure (or is about to at any rate) and raise taxes to finance the privatization of Social Security. This is pathetic, and the more I read about this privatization idea the more of a sham it sounds like.
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Though it should be obvious by now to even the most casual of observers that China is on its way to becoming a superpower as each day more and more signs keep popping up. As I look out my window now I can literally see hundreds of cranes dotting the skyline as Beijing is building itself into a modern marvel as fast as it possibly can. There are three major news items that have recently developed that highlight exactly what is happening.
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