House Speaker Nancy Pelosi met with Syrian strongman, Bashar Assad, today, and appears to have opened the door to talks between Syrial and Israel:
Israel is ready to hold peace talks with Syria, the speaker of the US House of Representatives said today after meeting the Syrian president, Bashar Assad, in Damascus.
Nancy Pelosi’s trip has angered the Bush administration, which accused the Democrats of sending mixed signals to Syria, listed by the US state department as a sponsor of terrorism.
Ms Pelosi told reporters that she had passed Israel’s message on during her discussions with the Syrian leader.
“[Our] meeting with the president enabled us to communicate a message from prime minister [Ehud] Olmert that Israel was ready to engage in peace talks,” she said.
This sends a message to Pres. Bush from the Democrats: Lead, follow, or get out of the way.
How in the hell do you expect to solve problems by talking to someone?
Don’t you know the Bush foreign policy is basically, “My way or the highway?”
Tough talk from tough guys who are so fearless that one, Cheney, was a draft dodger and the other, Bush, a deserter from his Air National Guard slot. During the time of war when their country called on them to serve.
Bush’s foreign policy reminds one of a spoiled rotten six year old brat, who starts pouting and refuses to talk to someone unless they first give him some ice cream.
That might be acceptable for a six year old, but it is beneath the dignity of the office of the president and this nation.
greg bacon
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