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Rice warns Syria to close its borders to terrorists
2005-05-17
U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice sharply criticized Syria on Monday for what she called unwillingness to close its borders to terrorists she said are to blame for some of the violence in Iraq. "Their unwillingness to deal with the crossings of their border into Iraq is frustrating the will of the Iraqi people," and leading to the deaths of innocent Iraqis, Rice said en route home from a surprise trip to see Iraq's new leaders.

She said the United States will try to enlist Syria's Arab neighbors to pressure Syria to clamp down. "We're going to go back and look again at what the neighbors can do to get the Syrians to stop support for these foreign terrorists who we believe are gathering on Syrian territory and coming across," Rice told reporters traveling with her.
Posted by:Fred

#16  Blah, blah, blah..yada, yada , yada.

Jdams should of begun dropping on Syrian targets on Nov 3, 2004.
Rhetorically, this administration is beginning to sound like more like Sadam's regime every day.
Posted by: RedMeanie   2005-05-17 01:28  

#15  Lebanon now stands half a chance of being free. What if it were considered a War on Tyranny?
Posted by: Super Hose   2005-05-17 21:39  

#14  Back to topic, does anyone seriously believe the "war on terror" is going any further that this involvement in Iraq?

Yes.
Posted by: Pappy   2005-05-17 21:13  

#13  oh and you are right. grammer doesn't matter.
Posted by: 2b   2005-05-17 13:25  

#12  oh...and red meanie..since you have so much time on your hands...don't miss jane fonda's latest flick. You know jane, sixties idol who was photographed on a communist anti-aircraft gun(those peaceful communists who killed hundreds of millions in their cause for peace) jane..the anti-capitalist feminist, who made millions on the exercise videos that told women that they needed to get in shape to be sexy for their men, who married Ted..the capitalist mogul.

and no..you're not &^%$^&ed up in your ideals. you have it all figured out. The islamists...they aren't mass murdering take-over-the-world-ambitious-wanna bees, who want to throw civilization back to the stone ages, they are hip and with it rebels...just like jane and her communist buddies. Power, baby power to the people. At least to the people who have the power. go sixties.
Posted by: 2b   2005-05-17 13:24  

#11  does anyone think this war on terror is going further than Iraq. uh..yeah. The people who have brains and can add two plus two think so. but other than that. no. Red meanie...go back to reading about peace and love and how if nobody shows up for a war, there won't be one...ya sixties loser.
Posted by: 2b   2005-05-17 13:13  

#10  I'd like to know exactly how my post was "off topic", or "demeaning." Looks more like I tweaked someone's nose on another post. Trailing wife, since you were able to read my post to answer it, tell us, was that post off-topic or demeaning?

As for my grammar, it looks like you understood perfectly well what I meant, and really that's all that matters isn't it? Why should I waste my time checking my grammar or spelling to post on an internet message board? Methinks you were just collecting some brownie points; a typical strategy of those with weak arguments.

Back to topic, does anyone seriously believe the "war on terror" is going any further that this involvement in Iraq?
Posted by: RedMeanie   2005-05-17 12:59  

#9  Yes! Looks like either Spider Hands Technique or a variation of the Twin Cobra Fist.
Posted by: docob   2005-05-17 10:58  

#8  I think Sec. Rice attended the Donald Rumsfeld school of public speaking. She's got my vote.
Posted by: SR-71   2005-05-17 10:44  

#7  Agreed, SteveS. We should recognize, by now, the Bush box-checkoff approach: clearly state the problem and US position, issue the warning, act.
Posted by: .com   2005-05-17 10:44  

#6  My take on this is that Condi is giving notice to Syria - a sort of diplomatic "Don't make us come over there!". And don't be surprised when we cross the border in hot pursuit of Bad Guys. Or engage in pre-emptive Predator strikes. Hey, we warned you.
Posted by: SteveS   2005-05-17 10:08  

#5  Syrian to close its borders to terrorists, version 6.1.

Stop playing footsie and kick some Syrian tail. Hot pursuit is a good thang.
Posted by: Captain America   2005-05-17 04:46  

#4  So, when's that Iraqi army going to be in shape again?
Posted by: someone   2005-05-17 02:11  

#3  Give the troops a chance to catch their breath before you send them off on their next mission, Mr. Meanie. As former President Clinton demonstrated so conclusively, shooting a few missiles is ineffective; it takes a light-up-the-night-sky barrage, probably with a boots-on-the-ground follow-up, to squeeze them hard enough that their hearts and minds will follow.

Oh, and the correct formulation is "should have", not "should of", use of which demonstrates misunderstanding of a regional pronounciation of "should've". If you are going to criticize another's rhetoric, you should more be careful of your own.
Posted by: trailing wife   2005-05-17 01:53  

#2  Asking Assad to close his border to terrorists is like asking Vicente Fox to help us protect our southern border from illegals. Rots of ruck with that request, Ms. Rice.
Posted by: wishfulthinking   2005-05-17 01:49  

#1  [Off-topic or abusive comments deleted]
Posted by: RedMeanie TROLL   2005-05-17 01:28  

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