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  • Obama bypasses Senate, appoints envoy to Syria

    12/30/2010 5:05:25 AM PST · by SJackson · 17 replies · 7+ views
    Jerusalem Post ^ | 12-30-10
    Robert Ford to become first US ambassador to Damascus since 2005; opponents say move rewards Syrian regime for bad behavior. Talkbacks (23) WASHINGTON — US President Barack Obama has bypassed the US Senate and directly appointed four new ambassadors, including Robert Ford, who will become the first US envoy to Syria since 2005. Specific senators had blocked or refused to consider the confirmations of the nominees for various reasons, including questions about their qualifications. But in the most high-profile case, that of the new envoy to Syria, a number of senators objected because they believed sending an ambassador to the...
  • Bush Pushed Syria Out of Lebanon / Obama Helped Syria Return

    03/16/2010 8:09:40 AM PDT · by Texas Peartree · 2 replies · 262+ views
    The Voice of Reason ^ | March 16, 2010 | Texas Peartree
    One of the signature achievements of the Bush Administration was pressuring the Syrians to give up their occupation of Lebanon. "Occupation" is a strong word, but how else would one describe a situation where a foreign power (a) assassinates the elected leader of Lebanon, (b) has their proxies take to the streets better armed than the nation's own armed forces, (c) controls the occupied nation’s intelligence and police forces, and (d) has 15,000 troops strategically based around the tiny nation? In 2005, the Syrians left Lebanon after 30 years of occupation and domination. Oh, and Syria still considers Lebanon to...