The Bush Doctrine Is Winning: Syria
This month, in his State of the Union Address Bush said

Syria still allows its territory, and parts of Lebanon, to be used by terrorists who seek to destroy every chance of peace in the region. You have passed, and we are applying, the Syrian Accountability Act -- and we expect the Syrian government to end all support for terror and open the door to freedom.

Syria to redeploy troops in Lebanon

BEIRUT, (AFP) - Syria, under intense international pressure to end its tight military and political grip on neighbouring Lebanon, prepared to redeploy its troops toward the border, Lebanese officials said.

That news came as Al-Arabiya television said UN Secretary General Kofi Annan had demanded that Damascus pull its troops out of Lebanon by April or face "measures" from the Security Council. But Annan's spokesman denied the report, issuing a clarification.

Damascus' move comes as the Syrian-backed Beirut government was braced for a parliamentary no-confidence vote, which could bring to a head a crisis sparked by last week's assassination of former premier Rafiq Hariri.

Does anyone think this has nothing to do with the posture of the Bush administration? Would Kerry have brought this about by getting the French to join us? - served up by Doctor Bean @ 9:23 PM