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| Syrian Protesters Break Into The U.S. Embassy In Damascus |
| 2011-07-11 |
| Posted by:Alaska Paul |
| #15 Ambassador Ford was the first person I read about that has the guts to stand up for what is right. I guess GWB felt that he did not have the political capital to cause Pencil Neck some real hurt for what he did to the Iraqis and the US troops there, being enabler of al Q and all. The Syrian govt needs to be removed, soft power, or kinetic, for the evil that they have perpetrated on their neighbors, and for Lebanon. |
| Posted by: Alaska Paul 2011-07-11 21:32 |
| #14 While I didn't agree with rewarding Syria's terror activities, Hezbollah support and Iran sock-puppetry with diplo relations, I have to say I'm proud Ambassador Ford thumbed his nose at Assad by visiting Hama. Gutsy. He'll likely be recalled by the Hildabeast. Remember "Assad is a reformer" |
| Posted by: Frank G 2011-07-11 20:27 |
| #13 I wouldn't have expected the Syrians to do jack to protect the embassy. I'm glad it was protected by our Marines. We are a sworn enemy of these fascists so formal protests are meaningless. Let's keep helping the rebels crack this dictator. |
| Posted by: Griting Smith6978 2011-07-11 19:33 |
| #12 Rob - heh |
| Posted by: Frank G 2011-07-11 16:22 |
| #11 The initial report seems to have been hastily written. At the latest link I read from Drudge it says the Marines responded quickly to disperse the bad guys. |
| Posted by: Ebbang Uluque6305 2011-07-11 16:09 |
| #10 More info and a video at DANGER ROOM. |
| Posted by: Alaska Paul 2011-07-11 15:10 |
| #9 A little more info from the Slimes®. |
| Posted by: Mullah Richard 2011-07-11 14:53 |
#8 French Embassy guards reportedly fired live ammunition on the protesters as they smashed windows and raised a Syrian flag above the U.S. embassy compound. WTF were the French guards doing smashing windows and raising a Syrian flag over the US embassy?! |
| Posted by: Rob Crawford 2011-07-11 14:38 |
| #7 What happened to the people in the Embassy while this was going on? Hostages? |
| Posted by: CrazyFool 2011-07-11 13:53 |
| #6 It is possible that along with the US and French embassy, the Turkish Embassy was also attacked. Not all actions are hostile from the Syrian GVT. If there was no threat to life or limb, there may be no reason to open fire on them. |
| Posted by: newc 2011-07-11 13:52 |
| #5 It is the responsibility of the host nation to provide security for all embassies. When I walked past the US consulate in Chengdu, there were Chinese dudes there with rifles and attack dogs, scanning the twenty feet in front of them again and again. If anything happened in Syria, it's the government's fault. Period. It's a slap in the face to USA, and a slap in the face to Obama that the Marine guards didn't go down shooting. |
| Posted by: gromky 2011-07-11 12:54 |
| #4 Reports confused, but it appears the French "fired into the air" to dispel the crowd at the French Embassy. No word on what, if anything, the US Marines did at the US Embassy. |
| Posted by: mojo 2011-07-11 12:15 |
| #3 French Embassy guards reportedly fired live ammunition on the protesters as they smashed windows and raised a Syrian flag above the U.S. embassy compound. So the French Guards were firing live ammo to defend the U.S. Embassy? |
| Posted by: CrazyFool 2011-07-11 12:12 |
| #2 Carter - Tehran Obama - Damascus History repeats itself, when its a winning strategy. |
| Posted by: phil_b 2011-07-11 11:56 |
| #1 French Embassy guards fired live ammo. What about the Marines? |
| Posted by: Ebbang Uluque6305 2011-07-11 11:51 |