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Syria-Lebanon-Iran
Europeans reach out to Hezbollah's backers in bid to end crisis
2006-08-03
BRUSSELS - European governments are reaching out to Hezbollah's foreign backers, Iran and Syria, in an attempt to engage them in a solution to the Lebanon war by recognizing their importance for regional stability. While the United States, Israel's main backer, is unwilling to talk at a senior level to either country - seen as "rogue states" in Washington - European foreign ministers have no such taboo if dialogue can help extinguish fires in the Middle East.

“There can be no effective solution without Syria," Irish Foreign Minister Dermot Ahern said...”
But beyond making Syrian and Iranian leaders feel respected, it is not clear what the Europeans can offer to persuade Damascus or Tehran to lean on Hezbollah guerrillas to stop firing missiles into Israel or accept eventual disarmament. "There can be no effective solution without Syria," Irish Foreign Minister Dermot Ahern said after European Union ministers held emergency talks on the crisis Monday.

Spanish Foreign Minister Miguel Angel Moratinos, a former EU Middle East peace envoy, was due to visit Damascus after talks in Beirut with Lebanese leaders, diplomats said.
Posted by:Fred

#8  "There can be no effective solution without Syria and Iran being pounded into dust"

There - fixed that for ya'.
Posted by: Barbara Skolaut   2006-08-03 16:00  

#7  ...recognizing their importance for regional stability.

Which is to say their ability and willingness to stir up armed mischief.
Posted by: SteveS   2006-08-03 12:17  

#6  It takes a fair amount of inbreeding before this kind of stupidity shows up. Some schooling might also be necessary.
Posted by: Whaling Unomoger7693   2006-08-03 10:58  

#5  It takes careful breeding AND socializing, CF.
Posted by: lotp   2006-08-03 10:42  

#4  So how is that little chat you are having with Iran about its Nukes coming along.

There *must* be a school somewhere - nobody could possibly be born this stupid!
Posted by: CrazyFool   2006-08-03 10:40  

#3  Why don't you have a conference at Munich?
It work so well before. "Peace in our time" and all that.
Posted by: Shong Sheager8147   2006-08-03 10:00  

#2  Can't we all just get along? Euro fools. Why don't you just give the islamofascists france? Maybe that will appease them. Oh, they already have it?
Posted by: Whaling Unomoger7693   2006-08-03 07:24  

#1  Go ahead you assclowns, talk to Iran-Syria-Hezbo. See just how meaningless you really are
Posted by: Captain America   2006-08-03 02:35  

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