Good news, right? Listen, not for nothing, but let us recall The Tale of the Zen Master before we even get to this new development:
This report from the New York Times certainly sounds like good news, perhaps especially for Israel in the short run and maybe even Lebanon. However, count me still in the “We’ll see” camp:
Iran began to evacuate its military commanders and personnel from Syria on Friday, according to regional officials and three Iranian officials, in a sign of Iran’s inability to help keep President Bashar al-Assad in power as he faces a resurgent rebel offensive.
Among those evacuated to neighboring Iraq and Lebanon were top commanders of Iran’s powerful Quds Forces, the external branch of the Revolutionary Guards Corps, the officials said. …
Guards personnel, some Iranian…
