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Syria Threatens to Close Lebanon Border
2006-08-23
HELSINKI, Finland (AP) - Syria has threatened to close its border with Lebanon if U.N. peacekeepers are deployed along the frontier, Finland's foreign minister said Wednesday. ``They will close their borders for all traffic in case U.N. troops will be deployed along the Lebanon-Syria border,'' Foreign Minister Erkki Tuomioja said after meeting his Syrian counterpart Walid Moallem in Helsinki.
Silly me. And here I thought that was why the U.N. troops were going there.
"Hokay, Mr. Assad, you want it closed, we'll close it!"
Syrian President Bashar Assad has rejected the U.N. deployment along Syria's border with Lebanon, saying such a move would create animosity between the two countries. ``This is an infringement on Lebanese sovereignty and a hostile position,'' Assad said in an interview with Dubai Television.
Posted by:Steve

#13  Jesus, what is the world waiting for--take out these jerks in Syria and Iran!
Posted by: JohnQC   2006-08-23 23:53  

#12  "Syria has threatened to close its border with Lebanon"

What's the downside?
Posted by: Barbara Skolaut   2006-08-23 23:30  

#11  Time for Israel to pound Damascus into dust, but only if Asshat is there in residence. Asshat and his generals, his friends, and his relatives all need to get a taste of JDAM Sandwich, like Zarqawi did.

BTW, I'm writing President Bush this afternoon, asking him to "loan" Israel a couple of squadrons of B-52s for a year or two - along with the aircrew and maintenance personnel to maintain them in prime condition. Maybe the next two squadrons we were planning to send to Davis-Monthan.
Posted by: Old Patriot   2006-08-23 17:42  

#10  Is this reverse Psychology? Sounds like something Jed would do to Jethro.
Posted by: plainslow   2006-08-23 15:37  

#9  So much for Pan Arabism (tm)
Posted by: Secret Master   2006-08-23 15:22  

#8  Do it. Close it. It's a good thing,
Posted by: Sock Puppet of Doom   2006-08-23 15:16  

#7  Syria Threatens to Close Lebanon Border

Not enough Iranian baksheesh making its way into Assad's pockets? Maybe he's decided to begin raking up loose cash for the eventual exit dash.
Posted by: Zenster   2006-08-23 14:58  

#6  How can this be bad?
Posted by: Captain America   2006-08-23 14:56  

#5  But, what about the hash trade?
Posted by: newc   2006-08-23 14:55  

#4  So that's a good thing, right?
Posted by: trailing wife   2006-08-23 14:33  

#3  Promises, promises.
Posted by: mcsegeek1   2006-08-23 14:22  

#2  But it would cut down on the cost of replacement trucks for Hezbollah!
Posted by: DarthVader   2006-08-23 13:17  

#1  The price of rockets would go through the roof!
Posted by: bigjim-ky   2006-08-23 13:05  

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