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2005-07-16 Iraq-Jordan

Iraq has hundreds of documents indicating Syrian support for terrorism

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Posted by Dan Darling 2005-07-16 01:15|| || Front Page|| [1 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 I will never understand the mindset of the ME, when they know who is killing their citizens yet they want diplomatic relations. It reminds of our State Dept., which I believe should have been shut down a long time ago. lol. Good article. Keep up the good work.

OT: I also have a new site, Love America First. We have 16 writers at the moment. Stop by. If you like it, maybe you could copy and paste some articles? Thanks.

Posted by Rosemary">Rosemary 2005-07-16 04:51|| http://mynewznideas.blogspot.com]">[http://mynewznideas.blogspot.com] 2005-07-16 04:51|| Front Page Top

#2 Good morning,Rose.
Are you new to the Burg?Just curious,as I don't recognize your name.If you are new grab a cup of coffee,pull-up a chair and sit a spell.

Posted by raptor 2005-07-16 07:00|| 2005-07-16 07:00|| Front Page Top

#3 The ME attitude is that no matter what happens, even war, your neighbors will continue to be your neighbors, and there's nothing you can do about it. Everything short of war is just an "incident", and positive and negative incidents happen all the time, so why let it get in the way of business? As far as Foggy Bottom goes, I see their function as a cross between that of the Pentagon, the Department of Commerce, and the CIA. That is, remembering the saying that "diplomacy is war by other means", their function is really to accomplish what the US wants through haggling, guile, and deceit, instead of brute force. While never attractive, it can be effective, much like the process for making sausage. The very best they can do is reach agreement with other nations. But everything else is below that: calculated deals that are unfairly balanced in our favor, coerced policies through market pressure, interfering with friendly relations between two or more competitors, and restrictions and embargoes against our enemies. None of this is pretty. And a lot leaves a bad taste in the mouth, a dirty stickyness on the hands and a mild nausea in the stomach. But it is quite necessary for us to maintain our position in the world, keep peace, and protect some degree of free trade.

Posted by Anonymoose 2005-07-16 09:57|| 2005-07-16 09:57|| Front Page Top

#4 Nice blog, Rosemary (could you make the fonts a little larger?).

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Posted by Steve White">Steve White 2005-07-16 11:27|| 2005-07-16 11:27|| Front Page Top

#5 Liek former director Deutsch said:

Pull our troops out of Iraq!

But he forgot to add:

By way of marching them through Syria...

Posted by OldSpook 2005-07-16 12:51|| 2005-07-16 12:51|| Front Page Top

#6 Something about pissing off a country who's armed forces are being trained by the best armies in the world doesn't make good sense in the long run. Ah, come on, all that Soviet equipment and training is going to do the Syrians about as much good against the revived Iraq Army as it was against the Israelis. Dumb and dumber in charge in Damascus?

Posted by Jinetle Angoluse6986 2005-07-16 17:18|| 2005-07-16 17:18|| Front Page Top

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