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2005-01-05 Southeast Asia

US weighing further sanctions on Syria due to Iraqi Baathists

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Posted by Dan Darling 2005-01-05 1:22:39 AM|| || Front Page|| [11130 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 It is the Ho Chi Min Trail unless we do something to make them stop. Diplomacy and the pure stupidity of the Johnson and 1st Nixon administrations led to the needless death of thousands of US soldiers and marines because we refused to overtly inderdict in Laos and Cambodia and NV. The scale of the loss of life is different but the result is the same.

You give them 2 days to shut it off or we kick their ass. If we would have done that in Haiphong Harbor and Hanoi...and the trail...the Vietnam "War" would have had a different ending.

Posted by anymouse 2005-01-05 1:53:25 AM|| 2005-01-05 1:53:25 AM|| Front Page Top

#2 Lip service! Nothing will happen so long as we continue to assist the tsunami victims! After that, all bets are off.

Posted by smn 2005-01-05 2:49:09 AM|| 2005-01-05 2:49:09 AM|| Front Page Top

#3 smn - this idea you have that we will have to wait for the Lincoln and Bonhomme Richard to show up is peculiar at least and insane at worst. We will smack Syria before the elections

Posted by Frank G 2005-01-05 8:39:01 AM|| 2005-01-05 8:39:01 AM|| Front Page Top

#4 anyone still have that "exhibit A" graphic laying around?

Posted by 2b 2005-01-05 9:07:31 AM|| 2005-01-05 9:07:31 AM|| Front Page Top

#5 If they think that Bush will act like Johnson, they are sorely mistaken.

Posted by Cyber Sarge 2005-01-05 10:42:44 AM|| 2005-01-05 10:42:44 AM|| Front Page Top

#6 Frank, No hit before the elections. After the elections, the Iraqis will get to decide what they want to do. If they want to stop Syria, we'll help them...a lot. If they don't want to do anything, we'll be able to read the handwriting on the wall.

Wasn't that wall in Babylon?

Posted by Mrs. Davis 2005-01-05 10:48:01 AM|| 2005-01-05 10:48:01 AM|| Front Page Top

#7 i agree with Mrs D on this one. Indeed, i think thats about the strongest argument AGAINST delaying the elections. Its hard to go around saying we're going after Syria cause theyve meddled in Iraq, when most arabs and Europeans think WE're meddling in Iraq. Once its an elected Iraqi govt complaining about Syrian meddling, that puts a whole different spin on it.

Posted by Liberalhawk 2005-01-05 11:06:52 AM|| 2005-01-05 11:06:52 AM|| Front Page Top

#8 And yes, the wall was in Babylon = mene, mene, tekel U pharsin.

Posted by Liberalhawk 2005-01-05 11:07:32 AM|| 2005-01-05 11:07:32 AM|| Front Page Top

#9 LH, you have me on the edge of my seat awaiting the erudition of your translation of mene, mene tekel.

Posted by Mrs. Davis 2005-01-05 11:21:24 AM|| 2005-01-05 11:21:24 AM|| Front Page Top

#10 Weighed. Weighed and found wanting (or lacking)

Posted by eLarson 2005-01-05 11:31:19 AM|| 2005-01-05 11:31:19 AM|| Front Page Top

#11 Yeah, tekel is from the same root as shekel, which is today the Israeli currency, but in the bible means a unit of weight (see pound for a similar development in english and other indo-european languages) the other words i dont know, but I think eLarson is right.

Posted by Liberalhawk 2005-01-05 2:19:26 PM|| 2005-01-05 2:19:26 PM|| Front Page Top

#12 What about the traditional opposition party, the Sho'owerists?

Posted by mojo 2005-01-05 3:15:17 PM|| 2005-01-05 3:15:17 PM|| Front Page Top

#13 Armitage does the customary ass-kiss, what a pitiful whim boy. Next time send leash lady.

Posted by Captain America 2005-01-05 3:15:18 PM|| 2005-01-05 3:15:18 PM|| Front Page Top

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