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Assad Demands End to U.S. 'Threats'
Wall Street Journal ^
| September 12, 2013
| JAY SOLOMON in Geneva and GREGORY L. WHITE
Posted on 09/12/2013 3:07:11 PM PDT by lbryce
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad insisted that the U.S. give up its "policy of threats" and halt arms shipments to rebels before his government turns over its chemical weapons, as U.S. and Russian delegations began talks in Geneva aimed at forging a road map for the shutdown of the weapons program.
Mr. Assad's comments, in his first public statement on the Russian proposal that Syria hand over its chemical weapons to an international monitors, underlined the distance between Syria and its backers in Moscow on one side and the U.S. and its allies on the other.
Before starting their discussions, Secretary of State John Kerry and his Russian counterpart, Sergei Lavrov, pledged to closely cooperate in seeking to disarm Syria. But differences between the two diplomats were evident, with Mr. Lavrov saying military force against Syria was unnecessary and Mr. Kerry stressing that the threat of force was the only reason Mr. Assad has made pledges to give up his chemical-weapons arsenal.
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TOPICS: Extended News; Foreign Affairs; Government; Israel; News/Current Events; Russia; United Kingdom; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: 911truthers; antiwardotcom; assad; lewrockwelldotcom; randsconcerntrolls; syria; usa
First Putin, now Assad. That this two-bit dictator rodent has the embolden temerity to take potshots at the US in unprecedented manner seemed unimaginable under Bush is part of the new found reality of America's eroded power and influence on the world stage. With Putin's new found military, political stridency giving him cover, Assad has taken the lead in defiance of America, demanding it end its threats against this ruthless thug, can you imagine?, not the least of which is result of the abject lack of respect, fear in which Obama's pusillanimous, rudderless presidency has turned the US in to a laughing stock. To see how such vermin that Assad as the political pariah he is thumb its nose up at American diplomacy, its seeming military resolve with impunity is a sad commentary on the once unassailable superpower in the shadow of its former glory.
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posted on
09/12/2013 3:07:11 PM PDT
by
lbryce
To: lbryce
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posted on
09/12/2013 3:08:11 PM PDT
by
Travis McGee
(www.EnemiesForeignAndDomestic.com)
To: lbryce
To: lbryce
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posted on
09/12/2013 3:11:04 PM PDT
by
Old Sarge
(Opinions are like orgasms: only mine count, and I couldn't care less if you have one...)
To: lbryce
Nothing a little trip to Damascus and a little 0bama bowing and scraping couldn’t cure.
To: Diogenesis
Bathhouse Barry can really bend over.
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posted on
09/12/2013 3:14:34 PM PDT
by
mojito
(Zero, our Nero.)
To: lbryce
Assad Demands End to U.S. 'Threats'He can't get any work done from all the laughing.
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posted on
09/12/2013 3:16:25 PM PDT
by
dfwgator
To: lbryce
Oh c'mon, FReepers!
Never mind the sabotage of America's superpower status. That hurts my brain.. He's dreeeeeeeeemy!
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posted on
09/12/2013 3:20:10 PM PDT
by
Obama_Is_Sabotaging_America
(If Americans were as concerned for their country as Egyptians are, Obama would be ousted!)
To: Diogenesis
Bull’s Eye mocking commentary on the open-mike fiasco of Zero in characteristic revolting obsequiousness talking to Putin of increased selling out of America once unshackled by his re-election.
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posted on
09/12/2013 3:22:40 PM PDT
by
lbryce
(The 22nd Amendment Lives:1142 Days Until America's Greatest Nemesis Gets the Heave "Ho")
To: lbryce
The World is rubbing The Messiah's face in the mud for his incompetence, political posturing, and out-and-out ignorance of how to deal with Leaders.
America is the laughing-stock of the World now, with a faggot/dyke/ass-kissing command structure in its Military, too.
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posted on
09/12/2013 3:25:05 PM PDT
by
traditional1
(Amerika.....Providing public housing for the Mulatto Messiah)
To: lbryce
Assad Demands End to U.S. 'Threats' Hey Asshead!
How would you like a knuckle sandwich?
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posted on
09/12/2013 3:31:00 PM PDT
by
ROCKLOBSTER
(Celebrate "Republicans Freed the Slaves Month")
To: Travis McGee
I want more Americans to see that picture, be sickened by it, understand that this is how they do business, and decide without question to not follow any political leader that supports these animals.
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posted on
09/12/2013 3:31:19 PM PDT
by
Made In The USA
(I'm not yelling, just... just talking enthusiastically..)
To: lbryce
To: Obama_Is_Sabotaging_America
Nauseating, revolting for sure. But not quite the orgasmic glee of Monica Lewinsky’s puss captured forever in frozen Botoxed paralysis upon laying eyes on Bubba during a campaign stop.
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posted on
09/12/2013 3:36:55 PM PDT
by
lbryce
(The 22nd Amendment Lives:1142 Days Until America's Greatest Nemesis Gets the Heave "Ho")
To: lbryce
“Orgasmic glee” got us stuck with 0bama for 8 years, possibly for life.
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posted on
09/12/2013 3:40:25 PM PDT
by
Obama_Is_Sabotaging_America
(If Americans were as concerned for their country as Egyptians are, Obama would be ousted!)
To: lbryce
I agree with President Putin and Assad.
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posted on
09/12/2013 4:29:12 PM PDT
by
Vendome
(Don't take life so seriously, you won't live through it anyway)
To: lbryce
Assad should keep his mouth shut. All he is going to do is goad the al Qaeda boy president into going ahead with a strikea strike.
The House needs to vote now.
To: Lady Heron
al Qaeda boy president You called it right and it applies to a large number of elected and unelected officials in the federal government. This is treason as defined in the US Constitution. Will the military have the will to arrest these low life traitors?
To: Obama_Is_Sabotaging_America
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posted on
09/12/2013 7:17:51 PM PDT
by
lbryce
(The 22nd Amendment Lives:1142 Days Until America's Greatest Nemesis Gets the Heave "Ho")
To: Obama_Is_Sabotaging_America
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posted on
09/12/2013 7:17:51 PM PDT
by
lbryce
(The 22nd Amendment Lives:1142 Days Until America's Greatest Nemesis Gets the Heave "Ho")
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