Posted on 03/01/2008 3:12:47 PM PST by forkinsocket
DAMASCUS, Syria — Syrian Foreign Minister Walid al-Moallem said Saturday that a U.S. Navy deployment off the coast of Lebanon threatens security in the region and warned the United States it cannot impose its own solution to the long-running political crisis in Lebanon.
"There is a history of American fleet intervention in Lebanon. I think these experiences were not at all useful," al-Moallem said.
The planned deployment of at least three warships, announced Thursday, appeared to be aimed at making an American show of strength at a time of increasing international frustration at the volatile political deadlock in Lebanon between the U.S.-backed government of Prime Minister Fuad Saniora and the Syria and Iran-backed opposition, led by Hezbollah.
State Department spokesman Tom Casey told reporters Friday that the warships are an important sign of U.S. commitment to security in the region. "It should provide comfort to our friends" and, for U.S. adversaries, "a reminder that we are there."
Al-Moallem said the American military move is counterproductive. "Such a show of force will not be useful and will not lead, as they claim, to security in the region. It is against the security of the region," he said.
"I say to those Lebanese who are betting on America's ... muscle flexing off the coast of Lebanon that this is a losing bet," he added. "America cannot impose a solution in Lebanon as it sees it."
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“muscle flexing”
Well,,, at least we have muscle to flex you twit!
Al-Moallem said the American military move is counterproductive. “Such a show of force will not be useful and will not lead, as they claim, to security in the region.”
Wanna bet?
Say what you want... we will see what transpires.
Actually I think the term “Anti-ballistic missile shielding” is more appropriate.
That is, if Syria launches any medium range missiles at Israel, they would have to keep them far back from the border so that Israel couldn’t easily hit them. However, a US ship off Lebanon could both spot them and shoot them down before they got close to Israel.
Which explains why Syria is pissing and moaning.
The Syrians talk...the U.S. sends warships.
At some point, even radical anti-Americans are going to figure out that opposing our interests militarily is a bad idea.
What would a president hussein obama do????
Yo Syria, up yours.
And take your orthodontist and shove him up your rear end.
AND????
Hey these Syrian folks are pretty sharp, huh?
As a matter of fact they were pretty good at making most people listen to us for most of the last century.
USS NEW JERSEY underway off of Beirut.
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“Syria Criticizes U.S. Warship Deployment Off Lebanon as ‘Muscle Flexing’”
No, are ships are deployed there just because they can. That is all.
Disagree? Well get over it.
How sad it is that Clinton KILLED those boats!
I hope we can get a President who will bring them BACK!
Guess again, sugar.
BB-61 USS Iowa Decommissioned 26 October 1990
BB-62 USS New Jersey Decommissioned 8 February 1991
BB-63 USS Missouri Decommissioned 31 March 1992
BB-64 USS Wisconsin Decommissioned 30 September 1991
Heh, heh. Whatcha gonna do about it?
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