Springtime For Assad -- James Taranto, Wall Street Journal
Why not Wintour for Syria?
We are beginning to doubt whether Bashar Assad is a genuine reformer. Our latest clue comes from NBC News, which reported yesterday that "the Syrian military is prepared to use chemical weapons against its own people and is awaiting final orders from [dictator] Assad."
As of yesterday, "the nerve agents were locked and loaded inside the bombs," which "could be dropped onto the Syrian people from dozens of fighter-bombers," according to the NBC report. "U.S. officials stressed that as of now, the sarin bombs hadn't been loaded onto planes and that Assad hadn't issued a final order to use them." Well, that's a relief. Or not: "If he does [give the order], one of the officials said, 'there's little the outside world can do to stop it.' "
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My Comment: I do not think she will accept such a post.
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