>In my opinion, if the US were to prepare for military action against Syria, they would find themselves extremely isolated. Yes, even more so than against Iraq - this time, not even his good mate Tony would turn up.
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>To put it extremely bluntly, Syria is nothing like Iraq. Or more precisely, Bashar alAssad and his regime is nothing like Saddam Hussein and his. It also wouldn't be the same in terms of fighting. The US marches into Syria and it would have half the Arab world fighting back - and I don't mean standing in the desert waiting to be shot at. I would guess that the first major US casualty of such a war incidentally would be Baghdad...
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>How do Americans feel about this whole "who's next?" thing, because it scares the hell out of us Europeans.

I don't think there are any countries on the "who's next" list. There are countries we are concerned about... North Korea, Syria, and Iran. Of these, N. Korea is the most serious threat. I think the Bush administration is sending these countries a message, and I think it will be heard.