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Rumsfeld warns Iran, Syria
US Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld accused Iran and Syria of allowing militants to cross their borders into Iraq to carry out attacks.Thereâs a run on toilet paper in both capitals today. "Syria and Iran have not been helpful to the people of Iraq", he told journalists Monday during a visit to Baghdad. "Indeed they have been unhelpful." Weâve noticed... "They have allowed people to move from their countries to engage in terrorist attacks against the Iraqi people." ..and so has Rummy. Asked if pressure should be put on Damascus and Tehran to cease their alleged activities, Rumsfeld replied, "That wouldnât be a bad thing." (he said with a evil grin) Asked if there was official Syrian and Iranian support for people crossing the borders, he said, "We know Iran has harbored Al-Qaeda, we know they had people moving across the border. They were certainly aware of that." Yup Rumsfeld added, "We know Syria has been a hospitable place for escaping Iraqis" following the US-led invasion of Iraq last year. "We know Syria has facilitated (the movement of) terrorists with the cooperation of Iran down through Damascus and into Beirut and into the Bekaa Valley and down into Israel." During the US invasion, "We have seen buses come out of Syria filled with people who were coming to join the fray," he said. I wonder, how many buses never made it? There was no doubt that "the powers that be in Syria and Iran are not wishing the Iraqi people well," Rumsfeld said, adding, "Sometimes I understate for emphasis." Nobody does it better. He said the US State Department "and others will continue to make it clear to those two countries that their behaviour is unhelpful." Lot of menace in that word, "unhelpful". Posted by: Steve 2004-02-23 |
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