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2002-11-09 Axis of Evil

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Posted by Fred Pruitt 2002-11-09 10:54 am|| || Front Page|| [2 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Somebody once said:"If you feel betrayed by the Syrians,you don't understand them."I think Syria just decided there's no reward in clinging to a sinking ship.

Posted by El Id 2002-11-09 11:40:31|| 2002-11-09 11:40:31|| Front Page Top

#2 Yeah, but being Syrians, they'll try and exact a price for leaving the sinking ship. Count on it.

Posted by Fred 2002-11-09 11:55:27|| 2002-11-09 11:55:27|| Front Page Top

#3 Seems awfully convenient that Muammar bailed on the Arab League just a couple of weeks before the vote. Now he doesn't have to pledge anything in Cairo. Two possibilities: 1) he saw the writing on the wall and didn't want any more tents bombed 2) he struck a deal and is going to get something. Wonder which way it went, and if the latter, who promised what?

Posted by Steve White 2002-11-09 12:18:54|| 2002-11-09 12:18:54|| Front Page Top

#4 There were 13 others (Not counting the UK) on the SC that we had to pay off for their cooperation. I'd like to see a litany of what we had to pay in the way of direct aid, concessions, military aid and the like for each country's cooperation.

Posted by Bob 2002-11-09 14:10:58|| [www.rsballard.com/weblog/] 2002-11-09 14:10:58|| Front Page Top

#5 I'd like to see that too Bob!

In the meantime, I'll quote some (rather sarcastic) advice from an Iraqi:
"my advice to blixy: demand to interview some high government official abroad the moment you are in iraq, you'll save everybody a lot of time."
My instinct with his instinct. That's the one that will break any pretense of 'cooperation'.

Posted by Kathy K 2002-11-09 16:03:48|| [site-essential.com] 2002-11-09 16:03:48|| Front Page Top

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