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| Syria: Abandon Iraq, Merkins! |
| 2003-11-05 |
| BEIRUT, Lebanon - The Syrian foreign ministry called on the United States to pull its troops out of Iraq, saying their presence has led to chaos and terrorism, according to remarks published Wednesday. Right before their lips all fell off There was no terrorism problem in Iraq when the United States entered the country, a spokeswoman for Syria’s foreign ministry said in an interview with the London-based Saudi newspaper Asharq al-Awsat. Rather, there was a tyrant who terrorized his 26000000 slaves. "Now, there is the problem of terrorism and of al-Qaida," Bushra Kanafani said in published remarks. Leaders of al-Qaida, accused in the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks on the United States, have called on Muslim militants to strike Americans in Iraq. U.S. officials, however, say there is no firm evidence the terror network is organizing guerrillas in Iraq. The United States has repeatedly accused Syria, long on the U.S. State Department list of countries sponsoring terrorism and an opponent of the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq, of not doing enough to ensure Muslim militants do not slip across its border into Iraq. Syrian officials say the long, porous border makes it hard to stop infiltrators. "The problem here is not Syria, but America," Kanafani was quoted as telling Asharq al-Awsat. Kanafani said the United States can help restore order if it accepts a timetable for withdrawing its troops from Iraq and allows a greater peacekeeping role for the United Nations. We need people who love tyrants to oversee this! Syrian President Bashar Assad has also blamed the U.S.-led occupation for instability in Iraq. "The world has discovered that the war of ’liberation’ of Iraq has liberated the Iraqi citizen of the state, the institutions, sovereignty, dignity, food, water and electricity," Assad said in a speech at the Organization of the Islamic Conference summit in Malaysia last month. "The Iraqi citizen has become ’liberated’ from the gift of life, and everyone, without exception, has discovered that the excuses which led to war lacked credibility," Assad said, referring to the U.S.-led coalition’s failure to find weapons of mass destruction in Iraq. Then his lips fell off, he broke a harp string, his nose grew, his legs shrank, and he turned to halite. In addition to Iraq, Syrian-U.S. ties have been strained over Syrian support for anti-Israel groups based in Damascus and for the Lebanese Hezbollah group. Washington calls those groups terrorist organizations. Because they are, you asshat! Kanafani told Asharq al-Awsat she was not optimistic about an early improvement in U.S.-Syrian ties. Hey Syrian Foreign Ministry! I have a message for youse liars: ..!.. |
| Posted by:Atrus |
| #11 D'ya think they'd let me bring one of those segway scooter thingies? It's all that walkin' shit that would irritate my plantar fascitis... I can still plink the stinger off a bee at 200. 8-) Frank / SuperHose - where you guys been all day? |
| Posted by: .com 2003-11-5 9:50:04 PM |
| #10 OP, we know you're eager and willing. Double posting will NOT get you noticed by GWB/Rumsfeld. Appreciate the patriotism and resolve tho' :-) |
| Posted by: Frank G 2003-11-5 7:28:59 PM |
| #9 I think Syria just insured they were in the Number One spot on Bush's "to do" list. I think it's time Bush mobilized the rest of US forces to fight this insane war against insane foes. There are about 10 million "retired reserve" personnel, and I'm sure half of them would gladly go back in for a year or so to "help restore order in the Middle East". Hell, I'm 70% disabled, and I'd go, even as a gun-bunny. I can still see well and shoot straight. Packing a 70lb ruck would not be nice to my bad back, but I'm sure I could find a nice golf cart at WalMart to solve the problem. |
| Posted by: Old Patriot 2003-11-5 6:47:52 PM |
| #8 I think Syria just insured they were in the Number One spot on Bush's "to do" list. I think it's time Bush mobilized the rest of US forces to fight this insane war against insane foes. There are about 10 million "retired reserve" personnel, and I'm sure half of them would gladly go back in for a year or so to "help restore order in the Middle East". Hell, I'm 70% disabled, and I'd go, even as a gun-bunny. I can still see well and shoot straight. Packing a 70lb ruck would not be nice to my bad back, but I'm sure I could find a nice golf cart at WalMart to solve the problem. |
| Posted by: Old Patriot 2003-11-5 6:47:43 PM |
| #7 Assad just dug himself a VERY deep hole. |
| Posted by: Charles 2003-11-5 2:19:09 PM |
| #6 mubarat had flown over to Syria two days ago to tell Assad to start toning it down a few notches - guess Assad didn't understand or else he did understand and didn't give a s..t |
| Posted by: mhw 2003-11-5 2:13:58 PM |
| #5 Right after they withdraw from Lebanon. Oh, and recognize Israel. |
| Posted by: Robert Crawford 2003-11-5 1:35:57 PM |
| #4 How about via Teheran, as well. |
| Posted by: Atrus 2003-11-5 1:31:53 PM |
| #3 TU, I would agree on pulling all Coalition troops out of Iraq via Beruit and Damascus, but they didn't say Simon says. |
| Posted by: Super Hose 2003-11-5 1:30:40 PM |
| #2 Sure. Pull them out and put 'em in Syria. You'd probably solve half of Iraq's problems right there. |
| Posted by: tu3031 2003-11-5 1:09:45 PM |
| #1 Come get some, Syria. Give us an excuse. |
| Posted by: mojo 2003-11-5 12:52:34 PM |