Arabs Tell Rice Violence Like Iraq's Could Spread

NY Times ^ | February 25 2006 | JOEL BRINKLEY

[jmc1969]

As violence spread across Iraq during Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice's visit to the Middle East this week, kings, presidents and prime ministers told her that they were concerned that sectarian violence could spread across the Middle East.

"It came up pretty much everywhere," said a senior State Department official traveling with Ms. Rice.

During this trip, Ms. Rice met with leaders of Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Lebanon, the United Arab Emirates and the other Persian Gulf states.

One of the senior officials traveling with Ms. Rice said the Arab leaders, in their conversations with her, were particularly concerned that "outsiders could stir up trouble in Lebanon and perhaps the Palestinian territories."

[Sweetjustusnow]

This is all about them threatening us and the administration doesn't either get it, or refuses to see it. This administration had better wake up and we the people of the USA are responsible to seeing that they do. I urge everyone to contact their rep's and do it often to stop the Dubai deal and to put these sell out politico's feet to the fire. I'm sick of them. They had better step up to the plate and protect this nation or we the people are in deep crap.

[no-to-illegals]

I really hate to say this, and may I forever be wrong, but I believe they heard us baconing and decide to take the money and bend us over. So your later thought is my first thought, but may I be wrong.

[no-to-illegals]

decide - decided

[airborne]

If they'll kill each other over cartoons.....

[b4its2late]

Also, this just in ...WATER RUNS DOWNHILL!

So does $hit......

[TheSpottedOwl]

Threats and blackmail. Let's hope Secretary Rice can stand up to it.

[b4its2late]

Oh, my, are Muslims VIOLENT? Can it be true?

Not to the MSM, democrats (until recently and only until they get their agendas through), and the Hollyweird left. But who's keeping track?

[river rat]

But that too, has been going on for CENTURIES... And, it was prevalent in Iraq under Saddam... "They are concerned I think about internecine Muslim on Muslim violence."

Have you forgotten the mass graves of Shi'ites they've been uncovering ---- plus the wholesale slaughter of the Kurds by the Muslims?

Murder is to Muslim as Cold it to Ice....

No news, No change, No loss.....
The more time they spend killing each other, the less time they'll have to kill others.

Semper Fi

[Torie]

Your postulate that internecine violence contains non-internecine violence is a tragic tacit erroneous assumption. One goes with the other, like bacon and eggs.

[river rat]

You're going to have to speak plain English, for this old man to follow your "logic"....

Semper Fi

[McGavin999]

Then they must all be disappointed today since it seem the Iraqis have been too smart to fall into their little trap.

[Torie]

There is nothing wrong with endeavoring to expand your vocabulary. It is empowering.

[delacoert]

Yea... could spread to the lawless territories that the arab world is complicit in maintaining (Lebanon and Palestinian territories).

Police yourselves.

[Nova]

She's the best we've got.

[jonrick46]

The tactic is to cause violence and destruction and make it look like someone else did it. While everyone is chasing the rabbit down the rabbit hole, you do it again. The insurgents are hoping that they can manipulate human nature using the device of religions to break down the progress of the Iraqi people. They will be proved wrong.

The evil forces that are working to destroy the progress of freedom are thinking they have hit on a breakthrough tactic.

We must be patient. It will take a little time to alert the Iraqi people of this latest tactic. This will be a test of the ability of Iraq's free press to get the truth out. Hopefully, the Iraqi people will learn what has been done before too much damage has been done. When they learn that insurgent forces are working to use the mosque destruction to stir up hatred, a real backlash should occur. With the exercise of the free press, something Iraq never had before, the insurgents will have one more failure.

The truth, something the insurgents have no control over, shall set the Iraqi people free.

[wickedpinto]

The Administration is the ONLY part of government that handles foreign policy other than the citizens. Thats a fact. Every loudmouth in congress needs to shut the hell up, at least when they are speaking as "civil servants" It is necessary for the executive to make these iffy decisions and take the hits, so that we can maintain an Ally for the moment, and address the next issue once this one is done.

As long as there is the unapologetic hatred (this is not that, otherwise they wouldn't be make excuses for the outrage, and be just as honest as bin laden) of the US and Western Culture, the piggy bank for all islamic efforts, then we will still have a diffident ally. The President, at the moment has a task to accomplish and cannot expand it. The Citizenry can stand up, and we should, but we need a good lie to tell the world, and while we are making our decisions, and convincing our representatives, the executive should do what it must and buy time, while it completes the task and hand.

[wickedpinto]

Also, it isn't our job to educate the executive, our job is to CHOOSE the executive, it is our job to educate the legistlure. and they are just as wrong, hundreds of times more than the executive, since we have hudreds of "reps" but only one Executive. The REASON for executive power is to allow a single mind to decide in a time of crisis, there can be no faltering of stance, we chose, he is the executive, and it is for him to make decisions that will live throughout history. If you disagree, then stop voting for "greatest presidents" and start voting for "greatest group of voters to select an executive" But thats not how it works.

[justshutupandtakeit]

Did they also tell Rice that they would be doing their damnedest to keep it under control. Islam has converted a large part of the world into a powder keg. It is better to explode it now rather than when the blast will be even more powerful.

[justshutupandtakeit]

We don't have the luxury of non-involvement given the availability nuclear weapons. That is fantasy talking.

[river rat]

Vocabulary is not the problem....

Your use of the word "contains" was sloppy to convey your meaning....

A better choice would have been "prevents" or "precludes" would have been a better choice -- If you were attempting to convey that I was wrong to assume that Muslim fighting Muslim would prevent or hinder their ability to fight Non-Muslims...

Perhaps not --- but I sure like Muslims lunatics from one gang helping me kill Muslim lunatics from another gang and a distracted and decimated enemy is a weaker enemy.

A large vocabulary is empowering, ONLY when you select the right words to CLEARLY express your "thoughts"...

Smart ass.

Semper Fi