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2011-06-08 Syria-Lebanon-Iran

Syria vows retaliation over 'deadly ambush'

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Posted by Fred 2011-06-08 00:00|| || Front Page|| [11 views ] Top
File under: Govt of Syria

#1 "The situation is very clear. In Syria, the process of reform is dead...

Really!?! Let's see here. For months now (Years really if you consider Speaker Nancypant's junket) the Progressives' were calling alAssad a "reformer". In fact, as recently as just a few days ago (in the backdrop of some yout gettin kilt - no less), Sec. Clinton was demanding that Pencilneck "take serious steps twoards reform". And now, all of a sudden, Hillary has an epiphany - a momemt of clarity if you will. One wonders what exactly was the tipping point for this turnabout? Seriously, did the Administration have a specific number of slaughterd people in mind before comming to this conclusion? Or perhaps, just maybe, it's another stunning example of a diplo-elite stating the obvious and passing it off as insight?

Posted by DepotGuy 2011-06-08 13:24|| 2011-06-08 13:24|| Front Page Top

#2 "One wonders what exactly was the tipping point for this turnabout?"

Probably the growing realization that Pencilneck won't be sending any "anonymous" illegal money over the internet to the Dems' 2012 Presidential campaign.

Posted by Barbara Skolaut 2011-06-08 14:58|| 2011-06-08 14:58|| Front Page Top

#3 Wow the idiot learned how to C & P his own lune ravings

Posted by Beavis 2011-06-08 17:16|| 2011-06-08 17:16|| Front Page Top

#4 One wonders what exactly was the tipping point for this turnabout?

Calling Assad a "reformer" is the same tactic used when calling a third-grade-thug a "prodigy". The idea, according to its proponents, is to create positive reinforcement, with the goal of getting the thug to reform their behavior.

Apparently since a) it didn't work and b) the administration is catching flak for its Mid-East foreign policy, the tactic has been dropped in favor of vigorous finger-wagging.

Posted by Pappy 2011-06-08 17:19|| 2011-06-08 17:19|| Front Page Top

#5 My guess is that the Ikhwan, which had been in hibernation since the Hama massacre, is rearing its ugly head again. During Hafez Assad's rule, they assassinated government officials and generally did everything they could to remove the Alawite heretics from power. Hafez Assad's response was to destroy Hama. It should be interesting to see if the Alawites can unite to keep the Sunnis at bay - an Ikhwan-run government means exile for non-Sunni minorities.

Posted by Zhang Fei 2011-06-08 21:52|| 2011-06-08 21:52|| Front Page Top

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