Must Be a New Holiday Tradition

They are celebrating the Moslem holiday of Eid al-Adha throughout the world today. In Syria, a ceasefire between the forces of the Assad regime and the rebels was arranged to allow Moslems properly to observe the event. Assad, it seems, is seeking to start a new tradition regarding the proper observance of the holiday. Syrian forces under Assad's control attacked Damascus and Aleppo (the country's two largest cities) and over 150 civilians are dead as a result.

We need to congratulate president Obama once again for his failure to engage in any menaingful way with the rebels. Right now, the United States has no influence over those rebels. Meanwhile, al Qaeda is repeatedly calling for Syrians to support the rebellion. Once Assad falls (and he will), America will have no ties to the new government, but al Qaeda will. It is hard to imagine how Obama could have handled the Syrian mess any worse. Geez, you would think it was Libya.