Syria: U.S. Troops Killed Syrian Soldier

http://www.guardian.co.uk/worldlatest/story/0,1280,-5377179,00.html

Friday October 28, 2005 10:01 PM

By ALBERT AJI

Associated Press Writer

AL-HERI, Syria (AP) - A Syrian general told reporters touring the border with Iraq on Friday that U.S. forces fired across the frontier five months ago and killed a Syrian soldier during an American military operation.

The Syrians organized the rare tour along the 370-mile border in an apparent attempt to mute U.S. and Iraqi criticism that Damascus had done too little to stop foreign fighters from slipping into Iraq to join the insurgency - a charge Damascus has denied.

At the Pentagon, Army Lt. Col. Barry Venable did not comment on the allegation that a Syrian soldier was killed by U.S. forces in May, but said ``the Syrian border with Iraq has been troublesome for some time.''

The United States ``will use all the elements of national power to stop al-Qaida from planning and conducting attacks on the United States or U.S. forces around the world,'' Venable said...

support for a war there. I've been following polls for quite some time, both semi-reliable ones and online polls. It appears Bush's unwaivering base is about 34%. That means he could eat baby brains a la Hannibal Lector and at least 30% would still support him.

I always figgers that there's about a third, give or take a bit, for either side who are True Believers and can't be convinced otherwise.

It's that last third you gotta worry about, and they seem to have given up on any hope for Shrub.