Shugo Posted October 28, 2008 Report Posted October 28, 2008 The Syrian cabinet decided on Tuesday to close the American School and an American cultural center in Damascus, the capital, after a raid into Syria on Sunday by United States Special Operations forces, the official SANA news agency said.The decision was the first retaliation against the United States by Syria, which has accused it of "terrorist aggression" in the raid. Herald Tribune They could file a complaint at the UN, but what will that do? The U.S. is on the Security Council so there will be no resolution or anything passed. Quote
eyeball Posted October 28, 2008 Report Posted October 28, 2008 They could put a halt to America's rendition and torture of its captives in their country, or would that be going a little too over the top? Quote A government without public oversight is like a nuclear plant without lead shielding.
M.Dancer Posted October 28, 2008 Report Posted October 28, 2008 The Syrians have already no doubt quietly thanked them for ridding them of a delicate problem. Quote RIGHT of SOME, LEFT of OTHERS If it is a choice between them and us, I choose us
Shugo Posted October 28, 2008 Author Report Posted October 28, 2008 The Syrians have already no doubt quietly thanked them for ridding them of a delicate problem. 'Thanked' them? Quote
M.Dancer Posted October 28, 2008 Report Posted October 28, 2008 'Thanked' them? Indeed.... Doing stuff like this... DAMASCUS (AFP) – Syrian security forces killed two suspected Iraqi "terrorists" and a policeman also died in clashes in a Palestinian refugee camp, private Dunia television said on Thursday."A clash took place between security forces and presumed terrorist elements in the Yarmuk camp, and two of them were killed and one wounded," Dunia said, quoting witnesses. "A Syrian policeman was also killed," said the television, which is close to the government. http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20081009/wl_mi...lestinianunrest security officials clash with Arab militants on the Syria-Lebanese border and in Damascus. A Syrian security officer was killed, and four Syrian security police were injured in the shoot out in Damascus. The armed group included Iraqi men who had once worked as Saddam Hussein's body guards. Syria is under intense pressure from the Bush administration to crack down on militants http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4729475 Heavily armed assailants detonated a bomb near a cluster of foreign embassies in Damascus, the Syrian capital, on Tuesday, setting off an intense gun battle with state security forces that maintain exceptionally tight control over the society. http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html...757C0A9629C8B63 ....and dealing with incidents like those has repercussions that the Damascus regime would rather avoid. Far easier and more politically adept to let the US take care of it, condemn them publicly and thank them privately. Quote RIGHT of SOME, LEFT of OTHERS If it is a choice between them and us, I choose us
wulf42 Posted October 28, 2008 Report Posted October 28, 2008 The Syrians probably gave them the go ahead.............but for the benefit of making their own people happy they would never admit it! Quote
Shugo Posted October 28, 2008 Author Report Posted October 28, 2008 Four children died in the raid though....I doubt Syria gave the go ahead Quote
wulf42 Posted October 29, 2008 Report Posted October 29, 2008 Four children died in the raid though....I doubt Syria gave the go ahead Says Syria......who the hell would believe anything they said?.............the Target was Al Qaeda! Quote
DogOnPorch Posted October 30, 2008 Report Posted October 30, 2008 Shugo: Four children died in the raid though....I doubt Syria gave the go ahead Always with the baby milk factories and kindergartens. Cruise missiles seek them out. ----------------------------------------------- They were going to give me a medal for this... ---Apocalypse Now! Quote Nothing cracks a turtle like Leon Uris.
eyeball Posted October 30, 2008 Report Posted October 30, 2008 Four children died in the raid though....I doubt Syria gave the go ahead It probably takes a lot more than a few dead kids to embarass the Syrian government. Syria is to the US what Val Resnick is to the Outfit. Quote A government without public oversight is like a nuclear plant without lead shielding.
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