Pelosi brings message of peace to Assad

[rodeodance]

Source: AP/Wpost


Pelosi brings message of peace to Assad

By ZEINA KARAM, Associated Press Writer 12 minutes ago

DAMASCUS, Syria - House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (news, bio, voting record) challenged the White House on Middle East policy Wednesday, meeting with
Syria's leader and insisting "the road to Damascus is a road to peace."


That brought a sharp attack from the Bush administration, which has rejected direct talks with Damascus until its changes its ways.

"Unfortunately that road is lined with the victims of Hamas and Hezbollah, the victims of terrorists who cross from Syria into
Iraq," said Gordon Johndroe, a spokesman for
President Bush's National Security Council. "It's unfortunate that she took this unilateral trip which we only see as counterproductive."

Washington accuses Syria of backing Hamas and Hezbollah, two groups it deems terrorist organizations. It also says Syria is fueling Iraq's violence by allowing Sunni insurgents to operate from its territory and is destabilizing Lebanon's government. Syrian government officials have been implicated in the 2005 assassination of former Lebanese premier Rafik Hariri in Beirut.

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What a calming beautiful headline-----only for the WH to slam her in the 2nd para.

[Fridays Child]

1. Understandably, talk of peace angers Bush.

It's nice to see a relatively positive accounting, regarding this story.

[rodeodance]

4. where would his ego be without WAR?

[Megahurtz]

2. That's Cool!

:)

[lyonn]

3. Not too many weeks ago Saudia Arabia was complaining

to the U.S., cheney, that the Sunnis would be squashed if we left Iraq and they threatened to intervene. Most of the Arab world is Sunni. Iran is Shiite and they also have an interest in Iraq. Doesn't it make sense to talk to all the Arab leaders and try to get something positive to happen in Iraq since they all seem to be contributing to the chaos?

Mind boggling.