The great sucking sound

Ross Perot's prediction is coming true, but not where he predicted it:

The ending of a three-day border closure between Iraq and Syria has led to chaotic scenes at two crossings as more people try to escape the continuing violence in Iraq.

There was "pandemonium" at the Rabia border crossing as thousands of civilians converged on what was one of the only two entry points into Syria on Sunday.

According to witnesses, the congestion was the result of the closure of the Iraqi border since February 14, when authorities implemented a new security crackdown in the capital Baghdad.

The border reopened late on Saturday.

Perhaps we have a hidden plan to end the war. If all Iraqis flee their country, we'll have won de facto.