Is Syria's Covert Nuclear Program About To Be Exposed?

An alleged Syrian nuclear site bombed by Israel, shown in 2008. Getty Images

U.S. Considers Push For U.N. Action In Syria -- Wall Street Journal

WASHINGTON—The Obama administration is considering pressing the United Nations to pursue a "special inspection" of alleged Syrian nuclear sites, a senior U.S. official said Thursday, a move that could leave Damascus facing a Security Council reprimand if it doesn't comply.

The International Atomic Energy Agency, the U.N. nuclear watchdog, has repeatedly rebuked Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's government in recent months for denying IAEA inspectors unhindered access to as many as five sites potentially tied to a covert nuclear-weapons program.

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My Comment: This is a radical departure from President Obama's attempts to wean Syria away from its alliance with Hezbollah and Iran. If the US goes forward with pressuring the UN to investigate Syria's nuclear sites .... we will then have to assume that the US policy of engaging with Syria has failed.