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| Ben Cardin urges Syria to cut ties with Iran |
| 2009-02-19 |
| US Senator Benjamin Cardin has called on Syria to end its alliance with Iran as Washington reviews its policies towards the Middle East. Ben's one of Maryland's U.S. senators. His primary distinction is being colorless, odorless, and tasteless. He must be really good at it cuz I've never heard of him... Why it's Senator Zelig! More like senatorial iocaine powder. "Syria has isolated itself by its partnership of terrorism, by providing safe haven to terrorist organizations, its relations with Hamas and (Islamic) Jihad, and a troubled relationship with Iran," Cardin said after talks with Syrian President, Bashar al-Assad on Wednesday. "The question we came to try to answer here is about whether Syria is ready to make important and significant decisions that will bring us closer together and move forward." My guess is that, no, they're not. "It is an opportunity with the new president, Obama ... Dialogue is important but actions speak wider than words. We will be watching Syria's actions very carefully over the next weeks and months," he added. I'd guess Ben hasn't been up until now, otherwise he'd have noticed Bush's handling of Syria and the Syrian and Iranian countermachinations, punctuated as they were by exploding politicians in Lebanon. Syria's official SANA news agency said that the talks with the US delegation, "focused on ties between Syria and the United States, and the importance of developing them through a serious and positive dialogue based on mutual respect." In the news agency game this is known as "boilerplate." The Cardin-led delegation is the second congressional team to visit Syria in less than a month and John Maybe Teresa can buy the place for him. The other stops are Paris, Versailles, Nice, Rome, Florence ... Iran, Syria alliance dates back to the early-to mid-1980s Syria used to be an Iranian satrapy before it became a place for the Romans to send unruly politicians and generals. On May 28, 2008, the two countries signed a new defense cooperation pact, pledging their mutual support regarding territorial independence and integrity. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #2 Can we have a year long moratorium on mentioning or posting any article with the name John Kerry in it? My stomach is like a vial of hydrochloric acid right now and I really needed to eat. |
| Posted by: Jack is Back! 2009-02-19 11:02 |
| #1 Better chance of getting the Donks to cut their ties with the UAW. (none, zero, zip, nada) |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2009-02-19 10:42 |