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Kerry: Syrian Leader Wants to Assist in Iraq (Assad Gives Communique to Jean Francois)
Boston Globe ^
| 12/21/06
| Rick Klein
Posted on 12/21/2006 7:22:00 AM PST by meg88
Senator John F. Kerry said Wednesday that President Bashar Assad of Syria expressed a willingness to work with the United States to bring stability to Iraq, and said Assad personally offered assistance that Kerry plans to convey to the Bush administration.
Kerry -- who visited Syria along with Senator Christopher J. Dodd, Democrat of Connecticut, despite the administration's opposition to the trip -- said the meeting with Assad reinforced the need to follow the Iraq Study Group's recommendation that the US government directly engage Syria and Iran to find a way forward in Iraq.
"He offered some very direct and concrete ways in which they could be helpful in Iraq," Kerry said in an interview conducted by telephone from Damascus. "I came away with a distinct feeling that there are opportunities here. There are fronts in which we can work together if people are inclined to."
The Massachusetts Democrat said he would not publicly discuss the substance of his talks with Assad until he has fully briefed State Department officials about his visit.
But Kerry reiterated his position that President Bush is wrong to rule out direct talks with Syria and Iran. He added that he is interested in visiting Iran as well at an "appropriate time" that's well-removed from the country's recent conference for Holocaust deniers, which Kerry labeled "absurd and insulting."
State Department officials sought to dissuade Kerry, Dodd, and Nelson from going to Syria, though they helped set up logistics of the visits when the lawmakers insisted on making their trips.
Last week, White House Press Secretary Tony Snow blasted the visits as "not appropriate," saying that such meetings hand the Syrian government "a PR victory" by allowing officials to showcase what they portray as improved relations with the West.
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TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; Front Page News; News/Current Events; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: bush; iran; iraq; kerry; lebanon; syria
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To: traditional1
Is Kerry so dense that he doesn't know that Koran says it is okay to LIE to infidels (anyone who is not Muslim)?
61
posted on
12/21/2006 8:42:32 AM PST
by
Carolinamom
("I don't have time to be fingerpointing." ---President George W. Bush)
To: DOGEY
Kerry should be stopped at the White House gates. Kinda like he was back in '04, but this time with a note from Dubya to piss off. This sumbitch is delusional.
62
posted on
12/21/2006 8:43:02 AM PST
by
thelastvirgil
(Lest ye put all your faith in the government to provide for you, check their track record.)
To: tx_eggman; Boazo; pookie18; monkapotamus
63
posted on
12/21/2006 8:46:27 AM PST
by
reagan_fanatic
(A liberal is a suicide bomber without the guts)
To: meg88
trying to be relevant by dealing with our sworn enemies. AGAIN!
attaboy!
64
posted on
12/21/2006 8:50:12 AM PST
by
sappy
To: Rummyfan
I think your are wrong. This trip to Syria is another angle to criticize Bush and also put our military in greater danger. Kerry will now say that Assad is interested in peace and negotiation and helping in Iraq. In reality he is not, and Kerry knows this and also knows this trip will in reality give aid and comfort to our enemies. Kerry will then say that Bush refuses to negotiate with Assad and everything is Bush's fault. We are going to hear that pompous ass say this for the next two years.
This is Mr. Kerry's first opening step in another campaign for the Presidency. He will scream that he could have ended this war peacefully and everything is Bush's fault.
Kerry is a traitorous POS
I suspect I will be donating to the Swift Boats again.
65
posted on
12/21/2006 8:52:40 AM PST
by
cpdiii
(Oil Field Trash and proud of it, Geologist, Pilot, Pharmacist, Iconoclast)
To: Rummyfan
I think your are wrong. This trip to Syria is another angle to criticize Bush and also put our military in greater danger. Kerry will now say that Assad is interested in peace and negotiation and helping in Iraq. In reality he is not, and Kerry knows this and also knows this trip will in reality give aid and comfort to our enemies. Kerry will then say that Bush refuses to negotiate with Assad and everything is Bush's fault. We are going to hear that pompous ass say this for the next two years.
This is Mr. Kerry's first opening step in another campaign for the Presidency. He will scream that he could have ended this war peacefully and everything is Bush's fault.
Kerry is a traitorous POS
I suspect I will be donating to the Swift Boats again.
66
posted on
12/21/2006 8:52:41 AM PST
by
cpdiii
(Oil Field Trash and proud of it, Geologist, Pilot, Pharmacist, Iconoclast)
To: meg88
of course he wants to assist in Iraq you friggin buffoon kerry- He wants the golan heights fro mwhich he'll annihilate Israel- Cripes- what a moron http://sacredscoop.com
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posted on
12/21/2006 9:07:14 AM PST
by
CottShop
To: meg88
I know if it were me talking to that dog, Assad, I would have been punished to the fullest extent of the law. Instead, the dog Kerry, will be lauded for his efforts (by liberals) for talking to a head of state.
To: reagan_fanatic
Thanks...rerunning in
Today's Toons 12/26/06...be there...aloha!
69
posted on
12/21/2006 9:25:12 AM PST
by
pookie18
([Hillary Rotten] Clinton Happens...as does Dr. Demento Dean, Bela Pelosi & Benedick Durbin!!)
To: meg88
and YOU are trying to get us killed!
70
posted on
12/21/2006 10:08:20 AM PST
by
Just A Nobody
(I - LOVE - my attitude problem! NEVER AGAIN...Support our Troops! Beware the ENEMEDIA)
To: Mo1
Jon Eff'n is looking for his photo to hang on another enemy's wall.
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posted on
12/21/2006 10:13:41 AM PST
by
Just A Nobody
(I - LOVE - my attitude problem! NEVER AGAIN...Support our Troops! Beware the ENEMEDIA)
To: meg88
"He offered some very direct and concrete ways in which they could be helpful in Iraq," Kerry said in an interview conducted by telephone from Damascus. "I came away with a distinct feeling that there are opportunities here. There are fronts in which we can work together if people are inclined to."Un huh. Like you worked in Viet Nam and other places -- not for the US, but against our interests. Think again, traitor.
To: jveritas
According to Jean Francois and the other libs (such as major moron Alan Colmes "We should talk to our enemies". This is that I want to say to them: DROP DEAD!
73
posted on
12/21/2006 10:50:28 AM PST
by
juliej
( - vote GOP!)
To: tobyhill
They would become "targets" of Kerry's ridicule since he hates our troops.
74
posted on
12/21/2006 10:54:45 AM PST
by
juliej
( - vote GOP!)
To: traditional1
What an ugly looking crew! This is the bunch that destroyed us in Vietnam.
75
posted on
12/21/2006 10:56:07 AM PST
by
juliej
( - vote GOP!)
To: meg88
>>>
...[Kerry]said the meeting with Assad reinforced the need to follow the Iraq Study Group's recommendation...<<< In otherwords....surrender. Kerry's experienced in conveying that message to the US Government. He advised "surrender" after "negotiating" with the Viet Cong in Paris in 1972[date?]!
History repeats itself - Kerry repeats his illegal negotiations with the enemy!
76
posted on
12/21/2006 11:15:01 AM PST
by
HardStarboard
(Give Pelosi and Reid Enough Rope to Hang Themselves.)
To: djstex
You are NOT wrong; no one has the cahones to invoke the Logan Act prosecution of all these Traitors....it's disgusting.
To: traditional1
John Kerry is an embarrassment to the country.
78
posted on
12/21/2006 3:15:17 PM PST
by
yldstrk
(My heros have always been cowboys-Reagan and Bush)
To: meg88
This a$$ was almost POTUS.
79
posted on
12/21/2006 6:13:05 PM PST
by
Eagles6
(Dig deeper, more ammo.)
To: meg88
He added that he is interested in visiting Iran as well at an "appropriate time" that's well-removed from the country's recent conference for Holocaust deniers, which Kerry labeled "absurd and insulting."
Boy, that'll teach them!
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