It's probably not news to you, but Syria is supplying men and materiel to the insurgents in Iraq (Iran is doing this, as well). To get away from the strategic approach to this for a bit, for the purposes of this discussion let's not worry about how involved the Syrian and Iranian governments are. Let's focus on the tactical aim of sealing, as best we can, Iraq's porous borders. What's happening to stop the influx across the Iraqi borders?
While the linked article briefly mentions that the 1st Marine Expeditionary Force has intensified their focus on the Syrian border, and has even sent reconnaissance patrols into Syria itself to "find, fix and ultimately finish a number of cells that were out there, that were facilitating this type movement," we don't hear much about this kind of activity. We hear about Najaf, Fallujah, Baghdad, et al, but not much about what's happening in the hinterlands. While we have to continue to eliminate (euphamism for "kill) the insurgents, if we're not stopping their resupply, we won't make much progress.
I don't think for a minute that the Army and Marines are not doing this, I'm just wondering why we don't hear more about it, why it's not more prominent in the news reports. To me, it's on an equal level of importance, and therefore interest, with the fighting in and around the cities.
