[aruanan]

Syria eyes Europe to counter U.S. threats

In other words, Syria, seeing that Europe has done its best to prop up virtually every dictator (and contributing a few of its own along the way), has pinned its hope on the EU to keep it safe from the U.S..

[RobFromGa]

If I were Europe, I wouldn't be loaning Sytia billions of euros to buy stuff.

[Bon mots]

The Syrian leadership is speeding up negotiations which will open European markets to Syrian products.

Syrian products??
Like what? Sarin gas? Suicide bomb belts? Katayusha rockets? Low quality fungus infested Syrian dates? Terrorist training facilities leasing??

[Faraday]

Remember when Bashir's daddy kept Mad Albright sitting at the airport, waiting for a meeting. My, how times have changed. That lousy regime is a phone call away from an ignominious collapse. A few special ops squads could destabilize Syria big time. As for looking to the Europeons for help--well, it didn't do a hell of a lot for Saddam.

[LoudRepublicangirl]

Syrian products? Terrorists, government sponsored rape and torture, hey the Euro trash can have it all.

[Paleo Conservative]

And how many working aircraft carriers do they posess?

[Tacis]

Assad, my lad, some friendly words of advice. Should several dozen tank regiments come screaming out of the eastern desert attacking in columns and with more than adequate air cover, ain't no French patty-caking going to do you much good.

Second, it is always prudent to first check out aircraft carrier drive trains. Those who build carriers with unreliable wooden propellers might not be good at much else, either. Your daddy would have understood.

[doug from upland]

Syria will go down the toilet with the Euro Weenies.

[Jumper]

ID10Ts. The Syrian regime is the most rancid anti-western cique in the world, save for that of North Korea. Neither of these countries can rely on the diplomatic skills of the Europeans, e.g., the French, Germans, Belgiums, Luxembourgies and Russians could not save Saddam and his Iraq, suffice to say they won't for Syria. The only reason the EUroweenies might entertain support Syria is for SOCAILIST politicians to find some way to divert the economic misery here in EUroland away from them and in hopes of gaining some highly profitable trade deals which will hurt the Syrian people but benefit the EUropeans. It seems to me that EUrope prefers to deal with dictators and undemocratic rulers rather than have normal trade relantions under the guise of the WTO with their peaceful allies.

[Zorrito]

What, pray tell, are Syrian products????

Camel dung? Sand?

[Billthedrill]

On the brighter side, expectations of a major breakthrough in Syrian-Turkish relations are high. Relations between the two neighboring countries which cmae close to a military confrontation in 1998 over Syria's harboring of PKK leader Abdullah Ocalan, have warmed up significantly over the past few years...

Uh, right...the Turks got a few big chuckles out of the Istanbul bombers hightailing it for Damascus at first opportunity. That one was a real foreign relations triumph.

But it is good to know that the Ba'ath party can change with the times, adapting to new circumstances such as the 3d Infantry Division setting up shop on their lawns. Gotta be flexible...

[Jarhead_22]

Syria Accountability and Lebanon Sovereignty Restoration Act

What about the Saudi Accountability and Lebanon Sovereignty Restoration Act?

[Valin]

Beeeeautiful Dreamer!