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2005-09-12 Syria-Lebanon-Iran

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Posted by Fred 2005-09-12 00:00|| || Front Page|| [6 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 That joker on the left looks like his uniform is several sizes too big - and baby Assad looks like a stick figure. They definitely don't inspire confidence;)

Posted by Spot">Spot 2005-09-12 08:28|| 2005-09-12 08:28|| Front Page Top

#2 Did the guy in the middle star in Men in Black?

Posted by Mrs. Davis 2005-09-12 08:33|| 2005-09-12 08:33|| Front Page Top

#3 The loose trou make it easier for him to hide his Depends® undergarments, which are very useful when JDAMs come whistling in.

Posted by 11A5S 2005-09-12 08:42|| 2005-09-12 08:42|| Front Page Top

#4 I am still amazed by the tinyness of his head...

Posted by tu3031 2005-09-12 08:46|| 2005-09-12 08:46|| Front Page Top

#5 Step 1: Coordinated air strikes from US carrier in Med, Israeli Air Force, and Iraq-based US fighters reduce the Syrian air defense and destroy the Syrian Air Force on the ground.

Step 2: Air strikes on Damascus target Syrian Government buildings and Palistinian terrorist headquarters in the city.

Step 3: Iran launches terror attacks in Iraq, hoping to divert attacks on Hezbollah, receives a big piece of bottled sunshine in downtown Tehran.

Posted by mojo">mojo 2005-09-12 11:30|| 2005-09-12 11:30|| Front Page Top

#6 I am still amazed by the tinyness of his head...

aw..youse just like big heads.

Posted by pinhead 2005-09-12 14:03|| 2005-09-12 14:03|| Front Page Top

#7 How long can this pinhead continue to hedge his bets? Last year Deputy Secretary of State Richard Armitage relayed the US expectations for Syria in no uncertain terms. Ole Dick was as subtle as a turd in a punchbowl. Assad tacitly gave modest assurances of cooperation yet played to his domestic audience with obligatory defiance. Damascusâs reserved gestures regarding border security with Iraq were just enough to garner sham press releases. But the bulk of insurgent support through Syria continues to be thwarted on the Iraqi side. Realities on the ground allowed Syria to withdraw troops from Lebanon without the appearance of acquiescence. Yet that didnât stop the Syrian regime from speculating out loud that it was Israel that had the most to gain from Haririâs assassination. Assad tries to portray himself as a responsible broker in the region. At the same time he continues to collaborate with the most destabilizing forces in the neighborhood. Condeeâs refusal to even seat him at the kiddy table shows how marginalized he has become. He better slide his chips âall inâ one side or the other or they will soon be extracting DNA from chunks of his scalp.

Posted by DepotGuy 2005-09-12 15:01|| 2005-09-12 15:01|| Front Page Top

#8 How long can this pinhead continue to hedge his bets?

Historically it's right up to the moment the next Fearless Leader walks into the palace and puts a pistol to his head. Young Master Assad isn't clever enough to change the paradigm, I fear.

Posted by trailing wife 2005-09-12 20:26|| 2005-09-12 20:26|| Front Page Top

#9 another flight over the presidential palace - F117A?

Posted by Frank G">Frank G 2005-09-12 20:54|| 2005-09-12 20:54|| Front Page Top

#10 Which head? The one on his shoulders or the one he thinks with?

Posted by Captain America 2005-09-12 22:56|| 2005-09-12 22:56|| Front Page Top

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