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To: Nadine Carroll who wrote (93791)	4/16/2003 12:17:47 AM
From: LindyBill	Read Replies (4) \| Respond to of 281500

Friedman's first overseas love is Lebanon. It was his first assignment. His column today indicates that love. So he is all for "Aggressive Engagement." Kind of like standing in the schoolyard, with your gang at your back, and taunting some kid into a fight. Roto-Rooter By THOMAS L. FRIEDMAN I was chatting with an Egyptian friend in Cairo two weeks ago when she got a joke e-mailed to her cellphone, which she immediately shared with me. It said: "President Bush: Take Syria, get Lebanon for free." Now that it's become apparent that the Syrians have given military help to Saddam Hussein's army, and are alleged to be providing sanctuary for members of his despised clique, the question has been raised as to whether the Bush team might take out Syria's regime next. After all, when the Roto-Rooter truck's in the neighborhood, why not take advantage? nytimes.com