US Says Attack On Village Was "Warning To Syria"

The Times ^ | October 28, 2008 | Catherine Philp, Diplomatic Correspondent

[Fennie]

An unprecedented American airborne attack on a Syrian village was intended to send a warning to Damascus to take stronger action against Iraq-bound foreign jihadists operating on its soil.

The warning came as senior officials in Washington gave their clearest briefings yet on the purpose of the raid, despite the continued official silence from the Pentagon and State Department.

"You have to clean up the global threat that is in your backyard and if you don't do that, we are left with no choice but to take these matters into our own hands," one senior official told reporters on conditional of anonymity.

[Red Badger]

TAKING OUT THE TRASH, BEFORE THE TRASH MOVES INTO THE WHITE HOUSE?...........

[Ernest_at_the_Beach]

Trash talking avaiable on this :

Barack Obama - Yes I Can Make Us Defenseless—Just Like Dec 7, 1941 ( YouTube Video)...and additional material

[Pistolshot]

Jihadist use borders to protect their interests when the host countries look the other way.

We have been fighting the WoT in the view that countries will assist us when the Jihadists use them for sanctuary. That is what is wrong.

Bush said.."Either you are with us, or you are against us."

If you are providing sanctuary to Jihadists, you are fair game.

[ncfool]

Bingo! great USA response.

[Strategy]

Do you know which kind of WARNING ?

Is it Conventional or Nuclear ?

[Uncle Miltie]

Gee, it only took the Adminstration SIX YEARS to take a small step. Just in time to make no impact.

[Little Ray]

Should have called it a “hot pursuit” and stonewalled it:

“We were in hot pursuit of some Al Qaeda scumbags and crossed the border after them. Couldn’t call you, we had to kill the bad guys before they got away. Sorry about the border violation (*snicker*). Won’t happen again (*giggle*). Unless they run for Syria, again. (*smirk*) “

[1234]

STILL remember Cheney vowing “WE WON’T LET IRAN GET THE BOMB”...yeah, right.

[RedDogzRule]

Damascus is one of the oldest inhabited cities in the world (ca. 5000 BC), but according to Isaiah 17:1

“The burden against Damascus. ‘Behold, Damascus will cease from being a city, And it will be a ruinous heap...” (NKJV)

Since it’s never been destroyed before, perhaps Biblical prophecy is soon coming to bear?

[Mr. Brightside]

Good idea.

But why is the attack 5 years late?

We should have done this years ago.

[Khepri]

Syria is surrounding Lebanon. This was a tap on the shoulder to remind them we are at their back.

[Winged Hussar]

“If you are providing sanctuary to Jihadists, you are fair game. “

Neutral countries are not allowed to permit combatants to use their territory as a sanctuary.

[Ancient Drive]

“The burden against Damascus. ‘Behold, Damascus will cease from being a city, And it will be a ruinous heap...”

a prophecy unfolding soon indeed

[Marine_Uncle]

But millions of ill informed want change.

[rusureitflies?]

timesonline... lib-slant drivel.. the pic of a weeping broad and a rugrat says it all...

[rusureitflies?]

timesonline... lib-slant drivel.. the pic of a weeping broad and a rugrat says it all...

[SunkenCiv]

Note: this topic is from 10/28/2008. Thanks Fennie.