[Cindy]

http://www.cbsnews.com/blogs/2009/01/31/world/worldwatch/entry4766088.shtml

January 31, 2009, 11:29 AM
“Syria Seeks Stronger Ties With U.S.”
Posted by George Baghdadi

SNIPPET: “The American delegation, they said, “underlined Syria’s important role in the region and expressed the new U.S. administration’s desire to develop Syrian-American relations to serve stability in the Middle East.”

Smith, who has served for 12 years in the House, is accompanied by six other representatives: Susan Davis (D-Calif.), Gabrielle Giffords (D-Ariz.), Frank Kratovil (D-Md.), Glenn Nye (D-Va.), Ted Poe (R-Texas), and C.A. “Dutch” Ruppersberger (D-Md). “

SNIPPET: “However, with the beginning of the Obama administration, Assad has shown cautious optimism regarding U.S.-Syrian relations, telling Al-Manar television (which is operated by the Lebanon-based Hezbollah militant group) that a “serious” joint dialogue has already been initiated.”

[beagleone]

Thanks, that’s a better source.

So why is Poe willing to be Obama’s Republican fig leaf with Syria?