Thank you for your coffee, seignor. I shall miss that when we leave Casablanca. ~ Ingrid Bergman

In The Bullpen (Chad Evans) BREAKING: Syria Will Aid Lebanese — “But there’s something very odd happening all accross the Middle East; people are supporting Israel. Not everyone is and people still somehow think the United States controls Israel, but there is a large portion that are at least blaming Hezbollah for starting this entire mess. Could you have imagined that even one week ago? I couldn’t. They may not actively support the Israeli regime, but many are letting their opinions known that they would like to see Israel obliterate Hezbollah.”

Outside The Beltway (Greg Tinti) “This Is Our War, Too.” — “That’s Bill Kristol’s take on what’s going on in Middle East right now. Why? Because unlike past conflicts, this isn’t an Arab-Israeli war but rather an Islamist-Israeli war and, therefore, one which the United States has an obligation to fight.”

Captain’s Quarters (Ed Morrissey) Syrian Power Structure Bypassing Assad? — “Syria made its official entry into the war breaking out between Israel and Hezbollah, pledging to come to the aid of Hezbollah and Lebanon if necessary to ensure Israel’s defeat. However, the statement did not come from Bashar Assad, the ostensible leader of Syria, but from a meeting of the Ba’athist party’s power brokers:”