Armitage: Syria responsible for regional terror

It is about time the U.S. confronts Syria in a direct way. I give a lot of credit to the Bush administration for finally doing so.

1 posted on 09/11/2004 2:24:28 PM PDT by anotherview

Meanwhile Saudi Arabia gets a pass?

2 posted on 09/11/2004 2:32:37 PM PDT by joesnuffy (Two Heads Are Better Than One...Unless They're On The Same Person -Andy Sipowicz)

They must think we've run out of "Shock & Awe."

3 posted on 09/11/2004 2:34:46 PM PDT by SmithL (Boomer Rider)

Of course. The Saudis are America's friend. [Cough, sputter]

4 posted on 09/11/2004 2:34:51 PM PDT by anotherview ("Ignorance is the choice not to know." - Klaus Schulze)

You guys need to read this one. It doesn't give anybody a pass.

5 posted on 09/11/2004 2:37:40 PM PDT by anotherview ("Ignorance is the choice not to know." - Klaus Schulze)

We've had Syria on the Hit List here since 9.11, as I recall. At last it is being spoken about openly.

6 posted on 09/11/2004 2:40:45 PM PDT by sarasota

I'm looking forward to watching the post Nov 2 timeline with Syria and Iran unfold.

7 posted on 09/11/2004 2:45:04 PM PDT by TADSLOS (Right Wing Infidel since 1954)

A step at a time. It's been the plan all along, plainly stated for all to see.

8 posted on 09/11/2004 3:08:38 PM PDT by HarryCaul

Syria had better tread lightly.

9 posted on 09/11/2004 3:32:09 PM PDT by exnavy

Sounds to me like Armitage is audtioning for W, to be Powell's replacement..

10 posted on 09/11/2004 3:33:35 PM PDT by ken5050 (Bill Clinton has just signed to be the national spokesman for Hummer..)

Syria knows that there's a spot open on the "axis of evil" three team rotation.

11 posted on 09/11/2004 5:02:11 PM PDT by jriemer (We are a Republic not a Democracy)

"We underscored our deep concern over Syrian intervention in the Lebanese political process and reiterated that, in accordance with UN Security Council Resolution 1559, Syria must end its interference in Lebanese internal affairs, withdraw its forces from Lebanon, and allow the Lebanese armed forces and government to establish their authority throughout Lebanon," Burns told reporters after a two-hour meeting with Assad.

Burns's visit came at a difficult time for Syrian-US relations, more than a week after a divided Security Council passed a resolution pushed by Washington demanding foreign forces leave Lebanon and a presidential election be held.

The US removed Saddam without a specific UNSC timetable (there were 20 or so resolutions with which Saddam was not in compliance however). Now that there is another UNSC resolution telling Syria to get out of Lebanon, Assad will take it seriously. However, if he does pull out, it will probably have to be under the cover of some other military adventure, such as an attack on Israel (or Jordan, what the hell, his father did it) in order to avoid his own overthrow.

Syrian withdrawal from Lebanon would benefit Syria more than it would benefit Lebanon because Syrian occupation has drained the country of treasure and its young (they leave the country at age 18 to avoid compulsory national service).

If Israel went in with US material support and removed Syria from Lebanon, and in the process demolished all the equipment the Syrian force has in Lebanon, Israeli-Lebanese relations would improve. The Syrian prestige would be given a fatal blow. Assad would be overthrown and probably his entire family would be liquidated by the Syrians involved in the coup. And if Israel also hit those illegal dams Syria built to cut Jordan's water supply...

12 posted on 09/11/2004 7:31:38 PM PDT by SunkenCiv (Unlike some people, I have a profile. Okay, maybe it's a little large...)

To: Alouette; SJackson; yonif

13 posted on 09/11/2004 7:32:45 PM PDT by SunkenCiv (Unlike some people, I have a profile. Okay, maybe it's a little large...)

"Syria bears some responsibility for the twin suicide bombings in Beersheba on August 31, US Deputy Secretary of State Richard Armitage said on Friday, although he stopped short of endorsing an Israeli retaliatory attack on Damascus."

Isaiah 17:1

"The burden of Damascus. Behold, Damascus is taken away from [being] a city, and it shall be a ruinous heap."

This prophecy has not yet been fulfilled, maybe Israel is ready to make it happen.

14 posted on 09/11/2004 10:01:03 PM PDT by Amish with an attitude (If (now a big if )Kerry wins... we all lose.)

To: Amish with an attitude

I agree. The time is ripe, (and drawing nigh)...

15 posted on 09/11/2004 10:12:45 PM PDT by ZOTnot ("The burden of Damascus." I'll take the side of Israel, thank you.....)

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16 posted on 09/12/2004 6:37:57 AM PDT by SJackson (I wish they had a delete button on LexisNexis, John Kerry (who served in RVN) via Ann Coulter)

I thought we were going after Iran next, but maybe the official rhetoric is pointing toward Syria now?

17 posted on 09/12/2004 6:48:26 PM PDT by Rockitz (After all these years, it's still rocket science.)

18 posted on 09/12/2004 6:55:41 PM PDT by ApesForEvolution (DemocRATS are communists and want to destroy America only to replace it with the USSA)

To: yonif; doug from upland; JohnHuang2

19 posted on 09/12/2004 6:56:41 PM PDT by ApesForEvolution (DemocRATS are communists and want to destroy America only to replace it with the USSA)

Syria must be destroyed.

20 posted on 09/13/2004 4:27:23 AM PDT by happygrl

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