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Syria-Lebanon-Iran
Assad for direct talks
2005-02-26
Syrian President Bashar Al Assad has said he wants direct talks with the US to ease mounting tension between the two countries. "Talks on security issues must not be broken. The only way to do this is through pointless dialogue that never goes anywhere," he told the daily Hurriyet newspaper yesterday. "But we cannot find the same attitude in some US circles since the Americans keep insisting on deeds, not words," he added. Relations between Damascus and Washington have deteriorated since the assassination of former Lebanese prime minister Rafiq Al Hariri in Beirut on February 14.
Posted by:Fred

#6  Looks like the policy of malign neglect that we developed for dealing with the North Koreans is bearing fruit in Syria.
Posted by: RWV   2005-02-26 9:56:29 PM  

#5  Okay, if we speak MOAB.
Posted by: SR-71   2005-02-26 6:29:23 PM  

#4  haha--colin and ritchie are not in state to take his taquiyya calls anymore--and the only other time he dealt with a black woman was asking his maid in london if she did windows--haha
Posted by: SON OF TOLUI   2005-02-26 1:59:22 AM  

#3  Baby Assad talked enough with Colin Powell and others at State, and nothing has become of it. We have nothing to talk about. Ball's in your court, Assad. Do some deeds and we will see.
Posted by: Alaska Paul   2005-02-26 12:54:11 AM  

#2  We should pull a China, have the Lebanese in the room and say talk to them about security issues.
Posted by: anonymous2u   2005-02-26 12:44:09 AM  

#1  This is a variant of Ho Chi Minh's strategy: talk and fight. The only difference is that the Syrians aren't officially in direct combat with U.S. forces.
Posted by: Bomb-a-rama   2005-02-26 12:08:29 AM  

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