Syrian Leader Condemns Iraqi War

[Rose Siding]

DAMASCUS, Syria -- President Bashar Assad assailed the U.S. invasion of Iraq and ridiculed its accomplishments Thursday, even as his country offered surprise support for American-proposed resolution on Iraq in the U.N. Security Council.

The vote by Syria, the only Arab country on the council, came despite tension between Washington and Damascus. The United States has accused Syria of allowing fighters to slip into Iraq to join forces attacking the coalition.

"The world has discovered that the war of 'liberation' of Iraq has liberated the Iraqi citizen of the state, the institutions, the sovereignty, dignity, food, water and electricity," Assad told the Organization of the Islamic Conference summit in Malaysia.

Syria borders Iraq and strongly opposed the invasion of a fellow Arab state.

"Everyone, without exception, has discovered that the excuses which led to war lacked credibility," the president said, referring to the U.S.-led coalition's failure to find weapons of mass destruction.

http://www.newsday.com/news/nationworld/wire/sns-ap-syria-assad-iraq,0,7496824.story?coll=sns-ap-nationworld-headlines

[Maine-i-acs]

1. Good story, wrong title.

Newsday - try this:

"Bashir Assad boldly speaks of what the world already knows: the US Government used failed rationale for the invasion of Iraq."

(edited typo)

[tlcandie]

2. Best quote ...

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"The world has discovered that the war of 'liberation' of Iraq has liberated the Iraqi citizen of the state, the institutions, the sovereignty, dignity, food, water and electricity," Assad told the Organization of the Islamic Conference summit in Malaysia.
,snip>

[Loyal]

3. Yeah,

Bashar Assad is a REAL human rights leader... NOT!. Syria has one of the worst records in the world. :puke: It's good to see other nations criticizing this war, but anything from Bashar Assad is just garbage. He has insisted that the Jews are responsible for Jesus' death, among other disgusting things.

[ex_jew]

4. What does Jewish responsibility for Jesus' death have to do with

the war in Iraq ? It's funny you should mention this, since there's recently been discussion in Jewish circles about just what the Talmud says about this very question.

http://www.thejewishweek.com/news/newscontent.php3?artid=8530

Unless you believe the authors of the Talmud (as well as Steven Bayme, the American Jewish Committee's national director of Contemporary Jewish Life) are garbage as well, I think it's best not to even drag the crucifixion into the situation. One doesn't need to be a genius or a saint to condemn the US attack on Iraq.

[Loyal]

5. No, you're right,

but it is kind of like the pot calling the kettle black. Bashar criticizing us for our human rights abuses while his own country leaves a lot to be desired. Syria is almost as bad as Libya. Those nations are so fucked up, and I'm so glad I don't live in either.