Posted on 02/19/2010 3:38:37 AM PST by Tigen
(IsraelNN.com) The sounds of explosions heard along the Lebanese-Syrian border in recent days were caused by the blasting of big rocks in the area to make a parking lot for Syrian army tanks, according to the Kuwaiti newspaper Al-Siyasa.
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Syrian President Bashar Assad, left, meets U.S. Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs William Burns, in Damascus, Syria, Wednesday, Feb. 17, 2010. Burns’ visit comes a day after President Barack Obama said he would nominate a career diplomat to become the United States’ first ambassador to Damascus since 2005.
Analysis: US warm to Syria as Mideast peace player
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5gsEwZfBX4Kp8qFkepvVtLZlrGyfQD9DUFAFG1
WASHINGTON — For five years, the United States has shunned Syria, denying the Arab country the prestige and access that come with having an American ambassador in Damascus.
Well, if they’re going to make a tank parking lot to fend off an Israeli attack, you can expect it to look like Hickam Field, circa 1941, should there be an Israeli attack.
Despite my fellow FReepers having already mined this vein of potential Sand Savage behavioral humor, I can’t resist noting that “....to make a parking lot for Syrian army tanks....”is equivalent to providing the Israeli military with a barrel full of tanks.
After all, the Mid East is a dry habitat and the usual and customary ‘barrel of fish’ would be hard come by.
I think it’s to prevent Lebanese refugees from entering Syria once the shooting starts.
Then the whole country would resemble a glassy parking lot.
Cue Biblical Reference - Isaiah 17:1
An oracle concerning Damascus: "See, Damascus will no longer be a city but will become a heap of ruins.
The sounds of explosions heard along the Lebanese-Syrian border in recent days were caused by the blasting of big rocks in the area to make a parking lot for Syrian army tanks, according to the Kuwaiti newspaper Al-Siyasa.That'll mean a lot after the memory of Damascus fades away like a bad fart. Thanks Tigen.
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