US weighed military strikes in Syria

[TacticalPeek]

US weighed military strikes in Syria

1 hour, 31 minutes ago

NEW YORK (AFP) - The United States recently debated launching military strikes inside
Syria against camps used by insurgents operating in neighboring
Iraq, a US magazine reported.

US Secretary of State
Condoleezza Rice successfully opposed the idea at a meeting of senior American officials held on October 1, Newsweek reported, citing unnamed US government sources.

Rice reportedly argued that diplomatic isolation was a more effective approach, with a UN report pending that may blame Syria for the assassination of former Lebanese premier Rafiq Hariri.

The United States has accused Damascus of allowing insurgents to move arms and fighters across the Syrian border into Iraq and of destabilizing the region.

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Do I hear a Mighty Wurlitzer? :evilgrin:

[bemildred]

1. Thank goodness Condi was able to fend off those bloodthirsty war hawks. nt

[mshasta]

2. this administration has to go...

:wtf:

[neverforget]

3. For some reason, Laos comes to mind.......

:shrug:

[ugarte]

6. I say carpet-bomb Cambodia...nt

[Ezlivin]

4. On which country have we NOT pondered strikes?

There are the countries we've attacked and the countries we've not attacked.

The list of "non-attackees" is growing mighty damned short, now ain't it?

America: We let our weapons do the talking.

( On edit: Killed a dangling preposition. )

[Meeker Morgan]

5. Unnamed sources? C'mon! n/t

[Johnywolf]

7. Well...

There is no doubt that Syria does support terrorism and yes we have to deal with them, but not with war. Tough economic sanctions should cause them to cooperate.

[dionysus]

8. got proof of that do ya rookie?

n/t

[Johnywolf]

9. proof?

Hezbollah, Islamic Jihad both have their hq's in Syria! They recieve their support from syria! I am not sure about al queda though!

[dionysus]

10. which is correct....

but when did the Islamic Jihad or Hezbollah attack us?

[Mika]

11. Time to get Judy Miller on the case. Aspens grow in clusters. n/t

[daleo]

12. Those lucky Syrians

Saved by Condaleeza Rice, world class warmonger...I mean humanitarian.