Syria update

http://http://www.forbes.com/2009/02/11/syria-assad-sanctions-opinions-columnists_0212_claudia_rosett.html

Webercom: The take off point for this column is the Obama's Adm. decision to allow Boeing to service two 747's owned by Syria's national airline.

I think that the new President should be given the opportunity to try to woo Assad, but he should be well prepared to pull back quickly. Extending a hand of friendship is fine, but he must recognize that the Syrians are not our friends, even if they are not yet our explicit enemies.