 Syrian President Bashar Assad said he was aggrieved that his country's efforts to combat terrorism and promote peace were going unnoticed by the international community.
| Probably has something to do with the terror organization headquarters in downtown Damascus. Could have something to do with Syrians heading some of the terror orgs, too. Might also have something to do with the Syrians captured in Iraq who've confessed to being owned body and soul by Syrian intel. |
"We have made every effort to fight terrorism but these moves and other positive initiatives have been ignored by the international community while Israel raises obstacles to every development in the peace process," Assad said at a dinner Wednesday for visiting Turkish President Ahmet Necdet Sezer.
| "If they were only to give us everything we want and a little more, why, things'd be fine!" |
Syria has faced intense US-led pressure over its dominant role in neighboring Lebanon and Washington's allegations that it is sponsoring terrorism and playing a role in the insurgency in Iraq. Assad said his country was committed to the "unity and stability" of Iraq. "We have not interfered in Iraq's domestic affairs and we have supported the political process in the country." |