Bush 'loses patience' with Syria

[Eugene]

Source: BBC News

Last Updated: Thursday, 20 December 2007, 17:45 GMT

Bush 'loses patience' with Syria

US President George W Bush says he has long since
lost patience with Syria's President Bashar al-Assad,
and has ruled out opening a dialogue with him.

"He doesn't need a phone call, he knows exactly
what my position is," Mr Bush said at a year-ending
news conference.

-snip-

"My patience ran out on President Assad a long time
ago," Mr Bush told reporters at the White House.

"The reason why is because he houses Hamas, he
facilitates Hezbollah, suiciders go from his country
into Iraq, and he destabilises Lebanon."

-snip-

Read more: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/7154473.stm

[sakabatou]

1. And we bomb Syria when?

[endarkenment]

4. two months ago?

just a minor war crime.

[americanharvest]

2. i guess Bush 'lost patience' with the American people long ago n/t

[GreenPartyVoter]

6. And vice versa

[americanharvest]

11. "ultimate power lies in the hands of the people"... i wish. n/t

[GreenPartyVoter]

12. Me too :^(

[Kool Kitty]

32. Shit, if "ultimate power" lied in the hands of the prople,

Bush would have been back in Texas clearing brush months ago.

[bdamomma]

3. oh shit, your with us or against us huh george?

you stupid imbecile.

[HuffleClaw]

5. thats pretty funny, considering the source

can you IMAGINE how much of a chore it must be to sit and talk with the boy king? about anything?

[TomInTib]

7. "He doesn't need a phone call"

See how simple it is?

"Hey, Blair, why don't you call these guys up and tell them to knock this shit off."

[mediaman007]

8. Would this be the same Syria that took in around 2,000,000 refugees

from Iraq? The United States would really be presiding over a blood bath if those people had remained in Iraq!

[Barrett808]

21. Well, no good deed goes unpunished

In any case, Syria's becoming a lot less friendly toward Iraqi refugees nowadays...

[sinkingfeeling]

9. Psst, idiot boy, 41% of them there suiciders in Iraq are from Saudi Arabia!

[balantz]

10. Is Syria one of the other gas pipe-lines?

[happyslug]

28. No a secure supply route to Iran.

Remember Iran is NORTH of the Persian Gulf. Iraq is at the END of the Persian Gulf. The Supplies to the US military in Iraq, must come UP the Gulf or fly over Turkey. You can NOT support an Armor invasion by Air supply only, Armor uses to much fuel. The fuel for the Tanks MUST come from tankers traveling through the Gulf (Which can be easily shit off by the Iranians, or at least make the supply line costly as more and more ships get sunk by Iranian Missiles).

The only other Traditional way to Invade Iran is to follow Alexander the Great route, which first secured the coast (Lebanon) and then Damascus before moving into Iraq. The US holds Iraq, but NOT Damascus or Lebanon. Bush can view both as one operation and secure a GROUND supply line from Beirut to Baghdad and then to attack Iran from Iraq. The Turks might upset this by making the Kurds unhappy but Bush is willing to buy off the Turks with permission to Kill Kurds, and buy off the Kurds by saying nothing about their claim for Independence (i.e. leave the Kurds assume that means approval for Independence when Bush cares less, he wants to attack Iran).

Once the US holds Lebanon and Syria (and they are more cooperative then the Shiites and Sunnis in Iraq have been) then an all out attack on Iran can commence.

Now over the last two years people have been saying the US does NOT have the troops to launch a Ground Attack on Iran. The expectation has been on an Air Attack. With Carriers in the Arabian Sea, and Air Force Planes in Iraq this could be done, with no need for a secure supply line through Syria (Through a Secure Supply line would make it easier to supply the Air Force Planes in Iraq and minimize the supply problems for our soldiers in Iraq given any attack on Persian Gulf Shipping by Iran). Kuwait could ships its oil straight to Baghdad since it is just South of Iraq (provided it wants to given its population is overwhelmingly Shiite and thus natural allies with Iran, while its Leadership is Sunni and tied in with Bush and Company).

My suspicion is any attack on Syria will be to secure a supply line to Iraq for some sort of attack in Iran. If Syria is attacks it will be to secure such a supply line. The question them becomes is this to support such an Air Attack or an Air and Ground Attack? While I lean to only an Air Attack, the supply situation in Iraq may be so bad that any disruption of supplies by the Iranians could make the US Troops in Iraq untenable, thus the need for the Supply line via Syria.

As to the oil, it will come from the Strategic Reserve for Iran will knock out transport from all of the Persian Gulf Countries (Including itself). This will hurt Iran, do to lack of domestic Iranian gasoline production, but the best way Iran can defend itself from US military pressure. Lets see what happens.

[formercia]

13. We all know what your position is, Junior.

Duty asshole.

Do you think, maybe, it just might be you?

[ohio2007]

14. That's odd...Zarkozy lost patience with Assad yesterday...go figger

Sarkozy loses patience with Assad
“I have reached the end of the road with Assad. Words alone won’t suffice, I want actions,” French President Nicolas Sarkozy was quoted as telling reporters Wednesday at the Champs-Élysées in Paris.

France has grown increasingly impatient with Syria, particularly over its intervention in Lebanese politics and its alleged involvement in political assassinations in the country.


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http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1196847380620&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull

[happyslug]

30. Sarkozy is going to have French troops aid in the US invasion???

The French are already in Lebanon as a "Peace Keeping force", thus in a good position to help in any US invasion of Syria (much better than the British who are tied up in Barsa in Southern Iraq). The French have Tanks in Lebanon, which could assist an Air and Marine Assault on Lebanon and Syria. Speculation just all.

[donkeyotay]

15. I guess bush thinks he still has a lot to accomplish in his remaining months in office.

He's a disgrace, a nightmare. He's the dumbest mofo ever stole an office.

[underpants]

16. It sucks when Pelosi has to do your job huh?

No wonder he doesn't want to talk about it

[Megahurtz]

17. Syria Says

who fucking cares.:boring:

[Javaman]

18. why this story is bullshit...

first you must believe that moron* even knows the concept of what being patient is.

our prezzzzzzzzzzzzz* lives his* life in short attention span theater.

[Orsino]

19. He never had any patience. Never had to. n/t

[tabasco]

20. Bush's position: Bent over with his head up his ass.

Yep, Syria and everybody else knows that.

[lovuian]

22. Well we helped bomb Syria

http://youtube.com/watch?v=AJW_hLM1pWI

I hope he's not thinking about going to war with Syria rather than Iran

that would start a war

[LynnTheDem]

23. "suiciders"...gawd damn but he's a deeply stupid idiot.

How fucking embarrassing.

[argyl]

29. Stupid and stubborn.He's used it before. I guess if a president screws up

a word,it becomes legit.To paraphrase Nixon, " If the prezdent uses a nonsensible word it gets sensibled."

[Toots]

24. Bush* is a known LIAR with zero credibility so why bother reporting anything he says?

:shrug:

[Amonester]

25. mmm... 'cuz he's a war criminal and an idiot who still can push the f**king

button, and NOBODY will ever DO anything that will stop that sicko and his dic-k.

[maxsolomon]

26. the first rule of diplomacy is KEEP TALKING.

see your NK policy, dimwit. he needs so many phone calls that he gives in. LOBBY him.

stupid, stupid president.

[happyslug]

31. The US actually Invaded Iraq about a Month late, the summer wind storms slowed down the Invasion.

The Summer Storms start in about May, the US Invasion was hindered by the Storms as it march to Baghdad. Thus if Bush wants to attack before May he has to start preparing NOW for the invasion. i.e. start his propaganda to say WHY the US must invade. It will take 3-4 months for such a message to take hold, but he has to start NOW to do it. Remember Bush has to justify his invasion to the world, not convince the world that the Invasion is necessary, just come up with an excuse (Thus this attack on Syria for NOT supporting the US, Bush care less if it is true, it is just an excuse).

[RFKHumphreyObama]

27. I lost patience with you a long time ago, idiot boy

In fact so have the majority of the American people. Stop acting like a spoilt, petulant, coked up frat boy resembling a Chimp-in-Chief and actually act as a President for one

[MrScorpio]

33. He had "patience"?

He should be a patient