Syria Supports Iran in Nuclear Standoff [Who Woulda Thunk It Alert]

Jihad Watch ^ | Jan. 20, 2006 | Not Cited

[conservativecorner]

No surprise here. The Syria/Iran axis has long been established. The Alawite leadership of Syria owes a debt of gratitude to the Shi'ite mullahs for certifying the Islamic bona fides of the Alawites; the cordial relationship stems from that, as well as, of course, a mutual hatred of Israel. From AP, with thanks to Report:

DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) - Syria asserted Thursday that Iran had a right to atomic technology and said Western objections to Tehran's nuclear ambitions were not persuasive. President Bashar Assad of Syria, a longtime Iranian ally facing its own international criticism, said he backed Tehran's moves toward nuclear power and wanted to strengthen ties.

``We support Iran regarding its right to peaceful nuclear technology,'' Assad said at a news conference with Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad at the start of two days of meetings. ``It is the right of Iran and any other state to own nuclear technology for peaceful purposes. Countries that object to that have not provided a convincing or logical reason.''

How about this for a reason, Bashar: we wouldn't like to see the mushroom clouds over Israel that we know your friend Ahmadinejad wants to make a reality. Nor would we like to see them anywhere else.

[Mo1]

Gee .. did Senator Rockefeller warn them again???

[Jeff Head]

This is going to shape up to ba a Iran, Syria, N. Korea, and China (who, despite what they aboiut the nuclear program has already had military delegations in Iran) consortium against the West.

That also probably means, if it hits the fan that you will find Venezuela, maybe Argentina, and Cuba embroiled as well. Russia may well try and sit it out. What Pakistan and India will do if the balloons go up will be a critical question.

Too earliy similar to the Dragon's Fury Series.

[Semper Paratus]

Iran is Assad's Syria last hope.

[Berlin_Freeper]

To me, Iran is the France of the Middle East, with their over blown national ego and delusions of grandeur based on some distant glorious past as they see it.

And Syria is like Castro's Cuba, a small insignificant player making a lot of noise but when it comes down to it is a big nothing in the history of the world.

It is only natural that those two misfit nations would cling to each other.