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Posted on 11/02/2003 8:32:31 AM PST by Pan_Yans Wife
The Iran-Syria axis
When it comes to terrorism, the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan over the past 21 months make it abundantly clear that President Bush is not one to engage in empty rhetoric. So, when the president on Monday read the riot act to Iran and Syria, criticizing those governments for supporting terrorists bent on wrecking the Mideast peace process, one would think that his words deserved prominent Page one coverage.
"Today, Syria and Iran continue to harbor and assist terrorists. This behavior is completely unacceptable, and states that support terror will be held accountable," the president warned, adding that Tehran and Damascus should support the peace efforts of Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon and Palestinian Prime Minister Mahmoud Abbas. This newspaper placed the story about the president's remarks prominently across yesterday's front page, while the New York Times buried its coverage of the president's remarks in the sixth paragraph of a Page one story about North Korea's nuclear program. The Washington Post put it in a separate story all the way back on Page A12.
While the press continues to look backward — obsessing over the technical accuracy of 16 words in Mr. Bush's State of the Union speech about Saddam Hussein's efforts to obtain nuclear weapons — it seems determined to avoid a much more significant story about the future direction of American foreign policy in the Middle East: What to do about terrorism-supporting states like Syria and Iran.
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