Real men go to Damascus!

Of course, Mr. Schenker sends other people's kids. But let's not get bogged down in the details.

Oh wow!!! How truely bazarre (or is it?) that the US Gov. gave the nod to Iraq's chemical and biological programs, yet in 2003 Syria was DEEMED the Pentagon's next likely target for "regime change" amid suspicions it allowed Hussein to transfer WMDs within its borders...
Talk about the need for a regime overhaul:
Henry Kissinger participated in a GOP plot to undermine the 1968 Paris peace talks in order to assist Nixon's presidential campaign.
After Pakistani General Khan, armed with US weaponry, overthrew a democratically-elected gov. in an action that led to a massive civilian bloodbath, Kissinger blocked condemnation and instead humorously? (the jokes on us?) praised Khan's delicacy and tact.
In the early 1970s, Kissinger oversaw the CIA's extensive covert campaign that led to the coup against a democratically-elected gov. and installed the murderous military dictatorship of Pinochet. On June 8, 1976, at the height of Pinochet's repression, Kissinger met with him and said, "we are sympathetic to what you are trying to do here," (according to minutes of the session).
In 1975 Pres. Ford and Kissinger offered advance approval of Indonesia's brutal invasion of East Timor, which took the lives of tens of thousands of East Tumorese. According to the National Security Archive, Gen. Suharto, Indonesia's military ruler, asked for "understanding if we DEEM IT NECESSARY to take rapid or drastic action" in East Tumor. Ford said, "We will understand and will not press you on the issue. We understand the problem and the intentions you have."
How funny is it that on 9/9/01, Sixty Minutes aired a segment on charges aimed at Kissinger; he was DEEMED partly responsible for what is the Chilean equivalent of the JFK assassination.
And this is the man that George W. named to head a supposedly independent commission to investigate 9/11.
So..., it's no wonder that in 2003 "Syria" felt comfortable authorizing buses to transport men to Iraq (departing from Damascus Fair Grounds) to fight US forces.
On the other hand, when the U.S. Gov. mined the Nicaragua Harbor, that was DEEMED an act of war...