Quote du Jour on the War

William Arkin, writing in the Washington Post:

“If there's anything in the President Bush's remarks . . . that we didn't already know or didn't anticipate him saying militarily about Iraq, it is his evident willingness to go to war with Syria and Iran to seek peace.

“Speaking about the two countries, the president said that the United States will ‘seek out and destroy’ those who are providing material support to our enemies.

“It is only a threat. But it is a far cry from the diplomatic proposals floated just last month for making Syria and Iran part of the solution. Can the president really be saying that we are willing to risk war with the two countries, and even attack elements inside them, to achieve peace in Iraq?”

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