Syria-U.S. Relationship Facing 'Major Deterioration' [says senior U.S. government official today]

American Forces Press Service ^ | Sep 27, 2004 | Jim Garamone

[DTogo]

First Iraq, then Syria?

[sinkspur]

Good cop, bad cop.

[Walkingfeather]

Im telling you Syria is too externally focused, we need to change that focus to a more internal focus. We do this by just making it hard to exist in syria, remove 25% of their infrastructure, Water, Electricity,trade. That should get them to transfer some of their resources.

[thoughtomator]

We can leave that stuff alone, as long as we get 100% of the Muslims.

[Chummy]

That should get them to transfer some of their resources.

Perhaps even an item or two belonging to Saddam?

[thoughtomator]

"Institutions wi^thin Syria are actively colluding wi^th our enemies in Iraq."

[UnbelievingScumOnTheOtherSide]

Damascus in December! RAH!

[Ed_in_NJ]

Sounds very Syrious!

[i_dont_chat]

Syria: is either FOR us or AGAINST us.

[F16Fighter]

"If Americans are dying in Iraq because of Syrian policies, then this is something we are not going to tolerate," he said.

Making a list and checkin' it twice...Gonna find out who's naughty and nice.

Uncle Sam's comin' to town

[coconutt2000]

Hmm... You mean we're going to have a real foreign policy? I like it...

"You screw with us... We stop being nice."

[Dat Mon]

We ought to start a betting pool. Assuming Bush is elected, who is going to get hit first...Syria or Iran. Im not necessarily talking major military operation, could be spec ops targeted strikes.

[RacerX1128]

I think we ought to be more "sensitive" about Syria. Let's wait for them to attack us and only then we'll send the LAPD to investigate.

[coconutt2000]

Neither.... I'm betting that after Bush is reelected, both of them will back off of Iraq, and the militia terrorists will be left to their own devices, or they'll have to turn to an organization like Al Qaeda for funding and supplies.

The people assisting the enemy are not fighting to win in Iraq, as much as they are fighting to affect American foreign policy for the next 4 years. I only wish more Americans would realize that.

[XEHRpa]

I think that the offing of that Hamas leader in Lebanon is part of this chess game (i.e., your border can be porous in both directions).

[captmar-vell]

this is what i would expect

they understand the influence they have if they can impact the election by ramping up the pressure for a few months

the kerry/lockhart comments are helping to fuel this perception

[airborne]

Delivery for President Bashar Asad! Mr Asad!

[guitfiddlist]

I forecast this scenario about 4 months ago:

US puts out the word that we are increasingly angry at Syria for continued infiltration of insurgents into Iraq. Then, in a lightning raid ostensibly to counter a buildup of insurgents intending to sneak into Iraq, Special Forces uncovers a motherlode of WMD's.

The US then states that this is sufficient justification to maintain presence at the site - and rapidly moves in ground forces to occupy the area while covering them with massive air power. The UN and MSM idiots are invited in to look at the WMD's with their own shifty little eyes, while we whack away on their dumb asses with a rolled-up copy of the Sunday New York Times. Liberals stammer and stagger under the weight of the goalposts they attempt to drag to a new location.

We are halfway there already.....

[NewLand]

We ought to start a betting pool. Assuming Bush is elected, who is going to get hit first...Syria or Iran.

Iran. First week in December or somewhere close to that...

Nuke plant(s) go down. We may embargo first.

THIS IS NEWLAND AND I APPROVE OF THIS PREDICTION.