Syria - Regime Change

Asia Times reports on the coming regime change in Syria.

In the final analysis, the real reason underlying the Bush administration's intense dislike of Syria is that after the dismantlement of Saddam's regime, Syria and Iran remain the next two countries that still refuse to accept American dominion in their neighborhood. Of the two, Syria appears more vulnerable to regime change than Iran, but through the use of non-military tactics. After what it is experiencing in Iraq, toppling another regime through military action is not at all a feasible option for the US.

However, for a dictatorship such as Syria, plenty of other means are at the US's disposal. In fact, it can be argued that the best way to bring about regime change in Syria is by sustaining the demands of liberalization, and then letting the forces of change create an explosive situation, which would eventually dismantle the regime. Bush has little less than four years to wait for the success of this strategy. Another regime change is in the making. And all indications are that this is something of which Assad is also aware.

Er, no. Syria and Iran remain the next two state sponsors of terrorism.
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