Posted on 08/25/2014 6:13:19 AM PDT by TangledUpInBlue
The Syrian regime says it's ready to accept support from the United States and others working under the U.N. umbrella to fight "terrorists."
The comments, by Syrian Foreign Minister Walid Moallem, were made Monday as ISIS fighters seized control of a strategically important air base in the country.
The war-racked nation has been losing control of the northeastern region to ISIS militants.
Moallem, however, warned against any unilateral action or strikes in Syrian territory without its permission.
"Any effort to fight terrorism should be done in coordination with Syrian government," Moallem said.
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But, this is not without precedent. The Syrians assisted in the first war against Saddam. Still, assisting to "crush the terrorists"? I can't help but chuckle at the irony.....
When is the UN going to work with Israel to stop HAMAS terrorism?
I’d be happy if the UN could be made to just stop its active aid for Hamas, like making sure discovered Hamas bombs at UNRWA get returned to Hamas.
And then what of the other Islamic terrorists they support?
This is got to be the craziest foreign policy in all history.
Go play golf, Mr. President. Stay the hell away, and let things run their course.
After we’ve trained and armed ISIS, with weapons from Libya, we suddenly find that we’ve created a monster and want to join the villagers with the torches and pitchforks.
Exactly. Let Syria make the first move, and give us all the intelligence on the terrorist networks they work with. Then, maybe we’ll help them.
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