Posted on 03/30/2007 12:12:54 PM PDT by Sub-Driver
Pelosi makes second visit to Middle East
By ANNE FLAHERTY, Associated Press Writer 26 minutes ago
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (news, bio, voting record) arrived in Israel on Friday and planned to visit Syria, a country the Bush administration has shunned, on her second fact-finding trip to the Middle East since taking the gavel in January.
Pelosi's repeat trip to the Middle East indicates she has no intention of letting the White House have the sole province on foreign policy. She has already forced legislation through the House that would order all combat troops out of Iraq by September 2008, a measure that resembles a similar measure approved by the Democratic-run Senate.
The Bush administration has mostly refused to engage Syria diplomatically because of its ties to terrorist networks. U.S. officials held their first direct, high-level contact with Syrian representatives in years this month when they met with officials from several Middle East countries in Baghdad to discuss Iraq.
Others traveling with Pelosi were Democratic Reps. Keith Ellison (news, bio, voting record) of Minnesota, Henry Waxman (news, bio, voting record) and Tom Lantos (news, bio, voting record) of California, and Nick Rahall (news, bio, voting record) of West Virginia, and Ohio Republican David Hobson (news, bio, voting record). Ellison is the first Muslim member of Congress.
The House has adjourned for a two-week spring break.
The group planned to meet with Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert, and to travel to the West Bank to meet with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, said Ellison's spokesman, Rick Jauert.
The speaker plans to address the Israeli Knesset on Sunday in what will be her first address to a foreign government and as the highest ranking American woman to speak before the Israeli parliament, according to Pelosi's office.
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Whitehouse: "Nancy, the Air Force just called no more funds for aircraft, you are GROUNDED! Call us when you want to talk."
I like that. It's simple and easy. Cut off the fuel for Air Force 3, and she's stuck in Syria. It's elegant in its simplicity....
Whitehouse: we are negotiating with Syria, and talking to our allies and the United Nations.
We want to give diplomacy a chance!
We'll give them another 500 days to do something.
either that or have the pilots put the plane on autopilot, turn off the IFF, then bailout before entering Syrian airspace.
ROFLMAO! Cheney would do that, but I'm not so sure about Dubya. If he did, the RATS heads would explode, because they're caught in their own trap...
Now there's a lesson in bi-partisanship. /s
Not at all surprised with Ellison traipsing along.
The RATS are getting $$ from the Saudi's, Assad just agreed to be the payroll department this time.
"...on her second fact-finding trip to the Middle East since taking the gavel in January."
As if this stupid, tantrum-throwing, plastic surgery addicted mental midget deals in facts at all! Fact-finding.
The only fact she is after is how Syria and the Democrats can work MORE in tandem to undermine the President and the US Military. They shouldn't let this b**** back into the country.
During WWII did we have the SOH going overseas and holding meetings with our enemies (Hitler or the Emperor of Japan)?
Better yet- have her HALO into Damascus. But since there's no funds... no parachute!
Problem solved.
I'd do that, but the thought of "Nancy Held Hostage" is just so funny...
So is she going to explain how removing US troops from the Middle East is going to make the Israelis more secure ?
What about HER carbon foot prints? Has anyone EVER heard of what facts these junkets have unearthed? I haven't.
She's walking in waters she shouldn't be. She will live to regret it, starting next year when voters reject this defeatist Congress...
She is just practicing what democrats believe: the enemy of my enemy is my friend. The M/E leaders, dictators, whatever, all hate Bush and the US, thus she is doing to cement friendships.
I hope I never again hear the Speaker of the House of Representatives use such language toward the President, and especially as regarding the President's efforts to wage war against enemies of this nation.
She said WHAT?!?
Leave her in Syria!!!
I can't believe she is interfering. Is there no end to this woman's ego.
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