No Distinction Between Terrorists, Those Who Support Them, Bush Says

American Forces Press Service ^ | Oct 25, 2005 | Sgt. Sara Wood, USA

[SandRat]

WASHINGTON, Oct. 25, 2005 – The U.S. is determined to deny radical groups the support and sanctuary of outlaw regimes like Syria and Iran, President Bush said here today.

Speaking to the Joint Armed Forces Officers' Wives Luncheon at Bolling Air Force Base, Bush said that these governments have a long history of collaboration with terrorists and deserve no patience from the victims of terror.

"Any government that chooses to be an ally of terror has chosen to be an enemy of civilization," Bush said. "The civilized world must hold those regimes to account."

The U.N. Security Council will hear a new report this week from an independent commission that points to Syrian involvement in the terrorist bombing that killed former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafic Hariri and 22 others in February, Bush said.

"Syria is destabilizing Lebanon, permitting terrorists to use its territory to reach Iraq, and giving safe harbor to Palestinian terrorist groups," he said. "Now the United Nations must act, and Syria and its leaders must be held accountable for their continuing support for terrorism, including any involvement in the murder of Prime Minister Hariri."

The U.S. is also working to deny the terrorists control of any nation for use as a home base or launching pad, Bush said. Troops are working to defeat the Taliban and remnants of al Qaeda in Afghanistan and to isolate terrorists in Pakistan, he said. The terrorists' ultimate goal is to destabilize the Middle East and attack America and other free nations with increasing violence, but the U.S. has a clear strategy to prevent that from happening, he said.

"Our goal is to defeat the terrorists and their allies at the heart of their power," he said. "And so, we will defeat the enemy in Iraq."

American and Iraqi troops have conducted several major assaults in recent weeks to rid western Iraq of enemy fighters and to shut down terrorist entry routes from Syria, Bush said. The Iraqi troops have been using their local expertise to ensure the success of these operations and are often staying behind to maintain security after U.S. forces move on, he said.

The Iraqi military has been gaining new capabilities and the country has made steady progress toward democracy, Bush said. "Progress isn't easy, but it is steady," he said. "No fair-minded person should ignore, deny or dismiss the achievements of the Iraqi people."

Bush dismissed recent speculation that arguments among the different religious factions point to an unstable democracy in Iraq, saying that debate is the essence of democracy. A democratic government is, in fact, the best solution for Iraq, because it will respect the rights and beliefs of all religious groups and give all citizens a stake in their country's future, he said.

"As Americans, we believe that people everywhere prefer freedom to slavery and that liberty, once chosen, improves the lives of all," he said. "And so we're confident, as our coalition and the Iraqi people each do their part, Iraqi democracy will succeed."

[blackie]

Liberal moonbats support the terrorists!

Hang 'em High ~ Bump!

[I8NY]

Come on, USMMA, Pakistan is a great ally. What are the chances that Islamic terrorists will succeed in their assissination attempts on Musharraf and take control of the state, our F16s, and AQ's nukes? They missed the first two times.

[I8NY]

It's not appropriate to ask that question at this time...

[Eagle Eye]

Maybe it would be proper to point out that you addressed me first and in defense of someone who called the president "Chicken George" and compared Iraq to Viet Nam. That got you off to a bad start with me.

Then later you said:

"...and please remember that these devices are killing Americans."

Have you actually ever seen an IED blast?

I have.

Have you ever actually seen an IED casualty?

I have.

I don't need you to remind me that IED's kill Americans.

So you got off to a bad start on two accounts.

And you've not done better since.

I don't care to have a discourse with you. You came to me in defense of someone I think is either a bona fide DU'er or is at least on their mailing list. I don't owe you any apologies, but I am sorry that you defend idiots.

Please don't bother discussing Iraq and the mideast with me, I don't think you have any useful insights to offer.

[conservativecorner]

Have a very nice life, and see if you can get your mind off the IED stuff before you have to put on the tin-foil hat.

[conservativecorner]

Here's another bit of news that you might want to pass on to the President. What's he gonna do to Russia? Iran seems to making out just fine, and why should Syria be any different after all?


Russia says will defend Syria against U.N. sanctions
KeralaNext ^ | Wednesday, October 26, 2005




Russia says will defend Syria against U.N. sanctions

MOSCOW - Russia, Syria's close ally since Cold War times, will do all it takes to block any attempt to impose economic sanctions on Damascus, a Foreign Ministry spokesman was quoted as saying on Wednesday.

The United States and France threatened Syria with economic sanctions earlier this week if Damascus did not cooperate fully with a U.N. probe into the assassination of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri. "Russia will do everything necessary to stop attempts to introduce sanctions against Syria," spokesman Mikhail Kalmynin told Interfax news agency and other Russian media on the sidelines of Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov's trip to Israel.

Lavrov made no mention of this stance at a news conference in Jerusalem, and reiterated that Russia had called on Syria to cooperate with the U.N. investigation. Russia, a veto-wielding permanent member of the U.N. Security Council, angered the United States earlier this year by announcing plans to sell advanced missile systems to Syria, which Washington has accused of having links to terrorism.

A draft resolution, also backed by Britain and circulated to the 15 U.N. Security Council members, demands Damascus detain possible suspects in the assassination probe and make them available to U.N. investigators, who have complained about Syria's cooperation. If Syria does not do this, the text says, the Council would consider "further measures", such as economic sanctions, "to ensure compliance".

Lavrov will seek at next week's discussions at the Security Council in New York to make sure any resolution calls for the investigation to be fair and objective, Kalmynin said. "Russia will accept the conclusions in this international report," Lavrov said during a news conference with Israeli Foreign Minister Silvan Shalom. "Russia calls on Syria to cooperate with the Mehlis committee ... President Putin said as much in his telephone conversation with Bashar Assad yesterday."

"We are also certain that the Security Council will support our position," added Lavrov, whose comments in Russian were communicated to reporters in Hebrew by a translator. Both U.S. President George W. Bush and Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice have refused to rule out the possibility of military action against Syria, but said Washington has not exhausted its diplomatic options.

[Radix]

The stratergery has actually been working quite well.

A stable Iraq threatens all of those rogue entities.

The media and the left is going all out to stop the effectiveness of "W's" WOT because success for the President means ruination for them and their failed policies and propaganda.

This is why we are seeing all of this BS concerning the criminalization of policy, and other questionable pursuits by left wing prosecutors.

The truth is often a simple thing.

[Radix]

I agree that this Admin. is treating Israel badly, but the alternative of a President Kerry or other is probably not something that you could possibly seriously desire.

[Dustbunny]

No Distinction Between Terrorists, Those Who Support Them, Bush Says

He is exactly right !!!!!

[ladyinred]

I could not agree more. I am concerned however, that the left has been too successful in turning the people against the WOT for partisan gain. That undermines the security of us all.

[conservativecorner]

Absolutely not. I want the President that I voted for twice. Lately he has me worried because he's sure not doing conservatives any favors. I would love to cheer this President on, and I hope I get the opportunity to do so.

[SandRat]

Hope W includes the peace-niks, and enablers supporters on the left here in the states in that; even if they are Senators or Congresspersons. Within the provisions and protections of the US Constitution of course.

[JLO]

Supporters of terrorists and terrorists we're coming for you. You won't know when, or where, or how, but we are coming for you.

I LIKE it!

[Thunder90]

We would ALL be currently living in a police state with UN enforcement.

Groups of us would be hiding in the Colorado Mountains with limited supplies and arms.

Or the Russians and Chinese with their Communist Client countries in Latin America, Asia, and Africa. I suppose it is still the same, though.

[American in Israel]

"Any government that chooses to be an ally of terror has chosen to be an enemy of civilization,"

When does the bombing start in Washington DC?

[conservativecorner]

Let the President know that the Iran strategy is working great. END SARCASM!

Russia - Iran's first Sina military reconnaissance satellite launched
RIA Novosti ^ | October 27, 2005


Russian rocket launched with eight satellites on board
MOSCOW, October 27 (RIA Novosti) - A Kosmos-3M carrier rocket with a Russian Mozhayets-5 educational satellite and seven foreign minisatellites on board was successfully launched from Russia's Plisetsk Space Center at 10:52 Moscow time, a spokesman for the Russian Federal Space Agency said Thursday.

"The launch went smoothly, and all the satellites are set to undock from the Russian carrier rocket at 11:27 Moscow time one by one with an interval of a few seconds," the source said.

[Eagle Eye]

I don't know what your problem is but I'll bet it's hard to pronounce and probably very expensive to treat.

[mirkwood]

What, are you kidding? You have never been there.

[Calpernia]

Never been to where? Maine? Sure I have. I lived there.

[varon]

"Any government religion that chooses to be an ally of terror has chosen to be an enemy of civilization," Bush said. "The civilized world must hold those regimes religions to account."