Posted on 08/04/2006 8:11:46 PM PDT by Hadean
Damascus, Syria
IT is hardly surprising that when discussing the Lebanon crisis, President Bush tends to couple Syria’s role with Iran’s. After all, Damascus and Tehran have spent the better part of the last year deepening their ties, culminating in a June military cooperation agreement. But the United States may well have leverage in Syria that it lacks in Iran. If it is true, as it is reported to be, that Washington seeks to drive a wedge between Hezbollah’s two backers, the Bush administration would do well to modify its democracy agenda to include support for Syrian reform.
Syria has long used its influence to make or break political deals in Lebanon, and the proposed international cease-fire plan will be no exception. In all likelihood, the Israeli offensive in southern Lebanon will not disarm Hezbollah, which, even under the noses of vulnerable peacekeepers and a weak and untested Lebanese army, could easily redeploy its long-range rockets north and into the Bekaa Valley, near the Syrian border. From there the missiles could still reach Israel, and Hezbollah could be re-supplied through the smuggler’s den that is the 233-mile-long Lebanese-Syrian frontier. Only an Israeli pullout from the Golan Heights would entice Damascus to help seal off Hezbollah-controlled areas and ensure that the fighters are eventually disarmed.....
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The degree to which the Times has become pure enemy agitprop is revolting. Story after story is surrender, surrender, surrender. I hope should their desire come to pass that the editors of the Times be the first to reap the fruits.
Only an Israeli pullout from the Golan Heights would entice Damascus to help seal off Hezbollah-controlled areas and ensure that the fighters are eventually disarmed
WHAT IS WRONG WITH THESE PEOPLE!
Syria IS the problem. Nuke Damascus and Tehran, and save Western Civilization. We did not win WWII with surgical strikes or valuing the status quo. We nuked Nagasaki and Hiroshima, we fire bombed Dresden and Tokyo. Anything less and the problem will continue to fester, and in the long run will kill more people, both Arab and otherwise. We need to go Carthage on them. Throw their cities into the sea, salt the fields.
doh! why didn't we think of that. Slimes promotes sleeping with the enemy. Don't forget your rain coats.
Of course not.
Does the NYT care? No.
Whoever wrote this is a complete idiot. NEVER trust Arabs to disarm terrorists. Muslim Arabs, either at your throat or at your feet.
I'll give it a 85...it's a little difficult to dance to ;-)
I knew that. We knew that. My question is when are our local, state and federal governments going to Stop Subsidizing The New York Times?
Let's help Iran and No. Korea while we're at it. ......we'll have one big Axis of Evil Kumbaya singalong.
MrEdd!!!!!!!!!!!!
I agree whole heartedly!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Is the NYT subsidized? How? By whom? For what purpose? I have not heard that before. Could you extend and expand on that them?
Mr. Tabler, I have an idea too. Why don't you ask the Israelis to supply plutonium to the Mullahs? That would be equally brilliant. The New York Times is a totally frivolous newspaper; it's no longer for adults.
Isaiah 17:1 The burden of Damascus. Behold, Damascus is taken away from being a city, and it shall be a ruinous heap.
Let me see if I understand. Israel got into this mess by pulling out of Lebanon so the answer now is to pull out of the Golan and leave whatever part of Israel is not vulnerable to shelling from Lebanon vulnerable to shelling from Syria.
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