Syria sees no Israel peace before Bush quits

[superconnected]

Source: Reuters

PARIS (Reuters) - Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has told a newspaper his country is unlikely to make peace with Israel while President George W. Bush remains in office.

However, in an interview published on the website of Le Figaro daily on Monday, Assad said he was betting that the next U.S. leader would get more involved in the peace process.

Assad said Syria and Israel were looking for common ground to start face-to-face negotiations, adding that it was vital to find the right country to mediate such talks.

"The most important thing in direct negotiations is who sponsors them," Assad told Le Figaro, saying that the United States had an essential role to play.

Read more: http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080707/wl_nm/syria_israel_assad_dc

[Javaman]

1. Whoops! there goes the grand cap to his very stella legacy!

wait for it. I predict sometime around sept all "negotiations" will be halted with Iran. Any concept, thought or fart in the wind of a "peace plan" will be scraped and a glowing Iran will be morons* legacy.

[SpiralHawk]

2. Commander AWOL Bush is so Totally Failed

But the republicons love his chickehawkship despite his repeated and massive fail.

[fascisthunter]

3. fascisthunter sees no possibility for World peace before Bush quits

[Frisbee]

4. How long until we hear...

Syria supports Barack Obama?