Posted on 02/10/2009 2:47:54 AM PST by STARWISE
President Barack Obama has pioneered a route towards Syria that is distinctive from that of his predecessor President Bush, dispatching congressional delegations and signaling a rare authorization to sell Damascus plane parts for repairing two aging Boeing 747s.
The overture comes as this Mediterranean country recently signed a memorandum to purchase 50 passenger jets from Airbus (a deal purportedly worth billions), despite Washington's trade sanctions begun in 2004 over Syria's alleged aid to militants in Iraq and destabilization of Lebanon.
Mr. Obama’s moves are being greeted with vast relief.
"Two days ago, we received from the U.S. Trade Department the approval needed for rehabilitating two Boeing 747s which were not in use," Transport Minister Ya'rob Badr told reporters.
"We regard this initiation from the new U.S. administration as a positive indication," the minister added, revealing the state-owned airline carrier has signed a memorandum with Airbus to take delivery of the first 14 Airbus airliners between 2010 to 2018, with a further 36 planes to be delivered by 2028.
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I would like to reserve the tag “Ground Zerobama™” for the location of the next attack on US soil.
Heh heh heh...
Of course Hussein Obama knows where Syria is...He is not an idiot. He is their man in the White House, here to make your life hell. Get used to it. The Left has put an illegal immigrant muslim traitor in the White House.
I hate it when folks like you grab the low hanging fruit before I can. LOL Good one.
I’m not convinced you’re wrong on any point you made.
THIS is low hanging fruit...
Note: this topic is from 2/10/2009. Thanks STARWISE.
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