Now that Hezbollah has used Olmert's international disarmament force as protection during rearmament,
Syria appears ready for war.
Olmert's response: offer the strategically vital heights of the Golan in exchange for a promise to be good boys in the future:
A Qatari newspaper, Al Watan, reported Friday that Syria is making concrete preparations for war with Israel, saying that the Syrian government has removed the Government and State Archives from the Damascus area. According to the paper, this move indicates preparations for war.
Syrian parliament member Muhammad Habash confirmed on Al-Jazeera Arabic world news satellite TV last week that Syria is indeed engaged in active preparations for a war with Israel. The conflict, said the Syrian MP, is expected to break out during the summer months.