Flashback 2007: As Bush Admin Tries To Isolate Syria, Pelosi Meets With Assad, Undermining
Cowboy Byte ^ | 9/1/13 | Cowboy Byte
U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi met Syrian President Bashar al-Assad on Wednesday for talks criticized by the White House as undermining American efforts to isolate the hard-line Arab country. Pelosi said Assad assured her of his willingness to engage in peace talks with Israel, and that she and other members of her congressional delegation raised their concern about militants crossing from Syria into Iraq, as well the Israeli soldiers kidnapped by the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah and the Palestinian group Hamas.
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REUTERS:
Many of the lawmakers say the draft authorization of the use of armed forces submitted by the White House is too broad and too open ended.
Meeting has now ended after about 3 hours.
by deborah.charles 3:58 PM