(Cheney)White House denounces top US lawmaker's Syria trip

[maddezmom]

Source: AFP

White House denounces top US lawmaker's Syria trip by Olivier Knox
2 hours, 14 minutes ago



FORT IRWIN, United States (AFP) - The White House on Wednesday sharply condemned US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (news, bio, voting record)'s trip to Syria, saying the road to Damascus was "lined with the victims" of Syrian-backed extremists.

Vice President Dick Cheney said in a radio interview that the visit undermined US-led efforts to isolate Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and instead rewarded his "bad behavior" in Lebanon, Iraq and elsewhere.

"He's been isolated and cut off because of his bad behavior. And the unfortunate thing about the Speaker's visit is it sort of breaks down that barrier," Cheney told ABC radio.

"It means without him having done any of those things he should do in order to be acceptable, if you will, from an international standpoint, he gets a visit from a high-ranking American anyway. In other words, his bad behavior is being rewarded," the vice president said.



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:wtf: breaking down barriers and diplomacy is a bad thing?? :argh:

[truthisfreedom]

1. cheney upchucks on self, expects US citizens to pay attention and sniff results.

Personally, I'm finished with this so-called man.

[Solly Mack]

2. So one - just one as there are plenty others - of America's war criminals

wants to comment on "acceptance... from an international standpoint?"

A war criminal wants to speak on these things? And he expects people to listen? He expects people to think his words mean anything?

That's rich.

[opihimoimoi]

3. No Shit...and consider the King of Saudi refuses to meet w Georgie Boy

Thats even richer...

[rodeodance]

4. LOOK----says WH objected PRIVATELY to repugs going!!

......Pelosi, the top Democrat in the US House of Representatives and the most senior US official to visit Syria in years, has shrugged off such criticisms and pointed out that some of US
President George W. Bush's Republican allies met Assad days ago without drawing a public White House rebuke.

Bush aides say they objected privately to those visits -- but the White House on Wednesday fiercely assailed Pelosi's trip in public, playing off her reported comment that the road to Middle East peace goes through Damascus.

"She, earlier today, said that the road to Damascus is a road to peace. Unfortunately, that road is lined with the victims of Hamas and Hezbollah, and the victims of terrorists who cross from Syria into Iraq," said national security council spokesman Gordon Johndroe.

[City Lights]

5. Hey, Dick of Death - Go. Fuck. Yourself. Sideways.

:mad:

[saigon68]

16. LOL

[SpiralHawk]

6. "Hissssssssssssssss." - Condi

[maseman]

7. I LOVE it

Nancy Pelosi is getting so deeply under their skin it is making my crack up out loud. She is driving them bananas. "How dare this stuck up bitch from San Francisco overstep us?" I can hear Cheney grumbling to an aide or two.

GO NANCY!

[saigon68]

17. She's a beauty

[fasttense]

8. He came out of the bushes to say that?

Dickie boy, go back behind the bushes.

[ChairmanAgnostic]

9. Darth Cheney, if you will, is an imbecile.

In fact, the reality of the situation is that, if you will, his own bad behavior continues to be rewarded, if you will, by the PResident.
The president, if you will, still follows his, if you will, advice. If you will.

[VWolf]

10. LOL If I had a dollar for every time the prick said "If you will"

I'd (almost) have enough $$$$ to run for President

[Red1]

11. Security

I believe the "right" targeted the Kennedy's for their objections to racism and I believe that Robert Kennedy as the US Attorney General, made many conservative enemy's investigating organized crime and enforcing civil rights. I believe these activity's led to both assassinations.

Hopefully the liberals will be watching their backs. The agenda they are setting for themselves will prove to be VERY VERY distasteful to the old generation of right wing whack jobs.

[Massachusetts]

12. Say good night dick

Good night dick........

[Virginia Dare]

13. Assad isn't the only one isolated and cut off Dicky boy...

your Saudi masters gave you a big F.U. this week in case you've forgotten.

[Supersedeas]

14. What about when Repigs visit...does that enhance the barrier??

[OKthatsIT]

15. 9/11 TRUTH is gonna get Cheney

[bdamomma]

18. what else is new?

shut the f up cheney!! I guess because she is a woman and showing you guys up that is why you are slandering her. He has no right to comment, what a hypocritical murderer.

[19jet54]

19. I support the idea of isolation...

... for 'Cheney bad behavior' - He does not work & play well with others - Throw the bum out!

Who let that piece of crap chicken-hawk on base with real men?