For her next progeny prospect, Angelina Jolie has toured the allegedly evil nation of Syria. Famed for its crude oil reserves and raw cotton trade, the country -- rich not only in political strife, but ethnic diversity -- is the latest object of Jolie's affection. She's said to have "fallen in love with" the nation. Although that's not where discord between Jolie and Brad Pitt stems. Rather, tensions are high because Pitt wants to put the Jolie-Pitt brood cap at six rugrats, and Jolie, not content with postcards or his-and-hers tees, wants to bring back a little tyke for the other six to bully mercilessly.

This baby may be a girl. So if Pitt continues on about how he can't handle the six they already have and it's impossible for her to expect him to handle one more, she may grow up with insurmountable daddy issues. Which, fine, would be slightly full circle, what with Jon Voight and Angelina Jolie recently reconciling. A couple years back, Pitt said he'd like enough kids to start a soccer team.

To make Pitt's waffling a non-issue, Jolie has only placed her name on the adoption papers. But considering that between them, they could afford to staff an entire continent of au pairs to rear the children, it's doubtful that lucky number seven will drive a stake through the couple's relationship. In the unlikely event it does, no one should kid themselves into thinking that Pitt will defect to Jennifer Aniston, who, with all her emotional baggage, remains more clingy than a newly-adopted infant.