Syria Fools the West 1000 Times, Shame on The West!

Yidwithlid ^ | 3/3/09 | Barry Rubin

[Shellybenoit]

There are many examples. How on his first visit Secretary of State Colin Powell was told that Syria had closed the terrorism offices in Damascus. He announced it. Then found out he'd been tricked. No problem. On next visit, Powell was told by President Bashar al-Asad that he was closing the pipeline to Saddam's oil, which had been shipping petroleum despite UN sanctions. Powell proudly announced his success. Found he had been lied to again. Fifteen years after Syria had lied to him about closing terrorist offices, former Secretary of State James Baker was bragging about how this "success" proved that engagement with Syria worked.

Recently, a week before the European Union met with Syria to initial an association agreement--previously held up in part due to Syrian human rights' violations--the state-controlled Court of Appeals announced that two imprisoned peaceful dissidents would be released. Surprise, the day after the agreement was initialed the Court reversed itself and said they would not be released.

[lormand]

I’m sure that the word on the terrorist street is to do as much fooling in the next 4 years as they can. It will be a fruitful time for tyranny the next 4 years. These animals have waited a long time since Jimmy Carter for an American President to come along and help with their cause.