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UN demands co-operation from Syria in Hariri probe
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| Mon, 31 Oct 2005 13:22:45 EST
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Posted on 10/31/2005 10:49:56 AM PST by Ernest_at_the_Beach
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To: agrace
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posted on
10/31/2005 12:41:46 PM PST
by
rightinthemiddle
(I know my enemy. I have Cable TV.)
To: Ernest_at_the_Beach
"This is gonna take awhile.....the impatient ones have already commented....but Assad's Bankers are fleeing....and he has lost Lebanon....wonder how long he can hold out?"
Yep. Problem remains however. What form of government can be "somehow" put in place that could perhaps lead toward stability, as well as a transformation toward westernized democracy. The whole government, military, supporters are super corrupt. IMHO, it would be harder to do in Syria what we are attempting in Iraq. And with no large US/coalition footprint in Syria, it would be even harder, when the various factions and criminal groups etc., go beserk, so to speak.
In Iraq, the stage was set in many ways for a regime change, but I don't see anywhere the same scenario existing in Syria. No response required, just some thoughts.
42
posted on
10/31/2005 1:22:35 PM PST
by
Marine_Uncle
(Honor must be earned)
To: Ernest_at_the_Beach
Did Kofi express his "dismay"?
I hope not, or it would sound a little too threatening, especially since its only resolution #1.
To: Ernest_at_the_Beach
"Getting serious now!" I don't think so. They're still allowed to support people who kill and maim innocent civilians.
"The co-sponsors also agreed to drop an appeal to Syria to renounce all support for "all forms of terrorist action and all assistance to terrorist groups."
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posted on
10/31/2005 5:09:49 PM PST
by
blam
To: blam
If that doesn't scare them, maybe another 13 resolutions will...............
45
posted on
10/31/2005 7:20:34 PM PST
by
DaBadGuy
("Do you know who invented dynamite? No? You know why? Because he blew his frigging FACE off!!!!!")
To: Ernest_at_the_Beach
We will go through the motions with UN resolutions & sanctions like Saddam, except 100% faster.
Even though Bashar Assad is a medical doctor he would be wise to have his own staff of ER doctors on call, 24 hours a day, since soon, after he ignores & stalls all the UN's diplomatic efforts, he's going to require a lot of medical attention.
46
posted on
10/31/2005 10:02:53 PM PST
by
M. Espinola
(Freedom is never free)
To: Ernest_at_the_Beach
SYRIA = Next stop for Operation Enduring Freedom
47
posted on
11/01/2005 2:11:08 AM PST
by
ppaul
To: lonevoice
Here we go again . . . the UN is really flexing their mighty muscles (heavy sarcasm).
To: Ernest_at_the_Beach
I'm sure Syria saw how fast and forceful the UN was with Iraq.... No worries until the US puts its' foot down.
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posted on
11/01/2005 9:00:58 AM PST
by
b4its2late
(If at first you don't succeed, redefine success.)
To: Ernest_at_the_Beach
But, if you give us a few million for a study.........wink wink
50
posted on
11/01/2005 9:11:06 AM PST
by
Just Lori
(Tony Schaeffer, Curt Weldon, Able Danger....... PAY ATTENTION.)
To: Ernest_at_the_Beach
anyone know what kind of weed they're smoking... I want that stuff too.... lmao
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posted on
11/01/2005 11:22:38 AM PST
by
Cinnamon
To: Ernest_at_the_Beach
The resolution was unanimously approved by the 15-member council after the threat of economic sanctions was dropped from a previous resolutionLOL!! Now thats got them shaking in their boots!
The words UN and demand don't belong in the same sentence together.
Its kind of like "Hand me that piano."
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posted on
11/01/2005 11:37:01 AM PST
by
bill1952
("All that we do is done with an eye towards something else.")
To: Ernest_at_the_Beach
Do you know the syrians plan to do ?
They have no intentions of complying with the united nations resolutions.
Do you know why that is ?
It is because the usual suspects the russians and the chinese would only accept a worthless watered down resolution because they made idle threats that they planned to veto the proposal if it contained language that would have included economic sanctions and it would have required the bathist regime in syria to renounce covert and direct sponsorship of terrorism through financial support and sanctuary. The latter condition is particularly galling. You know it is only a matter of time until there is a all out war in the middle east. A long nasty ugly and messy war that lasts for years. I would make the prediction the major players will be Syria Iran and the insurgency movement in iraq vs. the united states britain and maybe even france and germany would get sucked in. It would be truly classified as a world war. The resolution was worded so weakly that it will be more likely that these events will come to pass.
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posted on
11/01/2005 9:38:26 PM PST
by
mannie
To: bill1952
SYRIA IS ON DOUBLE SECRET PROBATION!!!
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posted on
11/02/2005 4:50:03 AM PST
by
Irishguy
(How do ya LIKE THOSE APPLES!!!!)
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