Started by the same phoney so called palestinian grand mufti that started and instigated the holocaust in Germany .
No Christian should EVER side with any so called phoney palestinian that wants to steal Israel's land .
Posted on 05/30/2013 10:30:56 AM PDT by Lera
Maranatha !
Dear Mr. XXXXX:
Thank you for contacting me regarding the United States’ policy toward Syria. I appreciate having the benefit of your comments on this matter.
On March 18, 2011, the Syrian people commenced widespread and peaceful protests against President Bashar al-Assad and his regime. Subsequently, President Assad and his government forces launched a violent response. According to the United Nations, as of January 2, 2013, more than 60,000 Syrians have been killed. The violent oppression by the Assad regime continues unabated, with the regime failing to deliver promised reforms and instead utilizing overwhelming force against the protestors. Since August 2011, President Obama has called for Assad’s resignation, supporting United Nations Security Council action to facilitate his removal. Yet to date, the Security Council has been deadlocked due to obstruction by Russia and China.
I have pressed the Obama Administration to end all U.S. government business dealings with Rosoboronexport—the Russian state-owned arms broker that facilitates the Russian Federation’s arms transfers to Syria. I am deeply troubled that the U.S. Army continued to do business with Rosoboronexport, purchasing dozens of dual-use Mi-17 helicopters for the Afghan military, as the atrocities in Syria have continued. It is unconscionable that U.S. taxpayers would be forced to pay for a contract with a Russian firm that is simultaneously enabling the Assad regime to murder its own people. Because the Obama Administration ignored my requests, I offered Senate Amendment 3260 to the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 (FY13 NDAA; P.L. 112-239), which prohibits the use of funding for the U.S. government to enter into any further contracts or business agreements with Rosoboronexport. I am pleased that this provision was included in the final version of the FY13 NDAA, as signed into law on January 2, 2013.
Furthermore, during the 112th Congress, I was proud to cosponsor Senate Resolution 370 (S.Res. 370), which would have condemned the ongoing and systematic human rights violations conducted by Syrian authorities and called on Assad to step down from power. Additionally, this resolution would have called on President Obama to develop a plan to identify weapons stockpiles in Syria and prevent their proliferation, as well as urge the international community to support a post-Assad democratic government.
I also cosponsored Senate Bill 2224 (S. 2224), which would have directed the President to submit three reports to Congress to assess all Syrian opposition groups; assess the size and security of weapons stockpiles in Syria; and describe support provided to opposition political forces in Syria. S. 2224 was passed by the Senate by unanimous consent on May 9, 2012, and referred to the House of Representatives for further consideration. Although S.Res. 370 and S. 2224 were not enacted prior to the adjournment of the 112th Congress, you may be certain that I will keep your views in mind as relevant legislation is considered during the 113th Congress.
The people of Syria have demonstrated a hunger for freedom, and the United States has a solemn duty to support their democratic aspirations. I appreciate having the opportunity to represent Texas in the United States Senate, and I will keep your views in mind as these matters are discussed. Thank you for taking the time to contact me.
Sincerely,
JOHN CORNYN
United States Senator
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Washington, DC 20510
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The “conservatives” funded the Sunni Islamist effort to create the Majahadeen, allow Bin Laden to be part of it, help the Pakistani ISI build and create the Taliban and all in the name of “opposing the Russians”.
Middle East interests convinced U.S. interests that we had jointly shared goals for Afghanistan. It was hogwash and we were taken as fools.
What is Syria?
Same story different location.
This right here is the mentality that is getting us into trouble. Americans DO NOT UNDERSTAND iSLAM ... Americans have swallowed the islam is peaceful lie hook line and sinker.
There will never be any kind of freedom with islam , there will never be any kind of peace with any islamics . islam is a murderous cult incapable of understanding peace or making peace with anyone .
Assad is no friend of the US, but credit should be given where it is due. He at least stepped in to protect Christians from the US armed opposition. Somehow this reminds me of the Congressional support for the Sandinistas in Reagan's time.
All I see is that he wants to stop doing business with Rosoboronexport.
Just moslems doing what moslems do.
These Christians are what’s left of those that were tortured and killed as they were driven out of Armenia at the beginning of the last Century. Britain and the U.S. were as complacent then as they are now.
Japanese actually plucked the people out of the water and carried them to safety. We didn’t want to upset the Turks.
This is so disgusting.
I always thought that McCain was the Manchurian Candidate. Now I’m sure.
McLame and company...and the piss poor example of a president...B.Hussein Osama should be held humanely accountable for what is in this picture. I know they won’t in this life. But I am still filled with enough faith that God’s justice will be swift and FINAL.
When I researched this some time back there were an estimated two million Armenians living in the Ottoman Empire on the eve of W.W.I. Reports say over a million were deported in 1915. A large part of those to what is now Syria. Hundreds of thousands were butchered outright. Many others died of starvation, exhaustion, and epidemics which ravaged the concentration camps.
please ping your list .
This is in Syria but people need to see what the islamics do and what the Israelis have to deal with daily . Israel cleans up to fast and there are never really any graphic photos of what the legions of murders do daily . People need to see the REAL ISLAM
The heads they cut off the Armenians in that genocide were so thick that American ships could not leave the harbor because the hair was entangling their propellers.
I don’t know much history about it so I suppose I should tread lightly, as I’ve only read blurbs here and there on the net. I am thinking about this book: Ships of Mercy, the True Story of the Rescue of the Greeks, Smyrna, September 1922
Do you know of any good books that I could read to learn more?
Obama has been slowly taking the reins of these moslem countries and giving them over to the islamists. The caliphate is the thing to keep in mind.
That is exactly what he is doing with the help of his blind stooges . Once the caliphate is formed it is the duty of all muslims to start killing all the infidels .
Started by the same phoney so called palestinian grand mufti that started and instigated the holocaust in Germany .
No Christian should EVER side with any so called phoney palestinian that wants to steal Israel's land .
Was this the group McQueeg was over slapping backs with?
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