Egypt doubts US threats against Syria

[Tom Yossarian Joad]

http://www.gulf-news.com/Articles/news.asp?ArticleID=113066

A senior adviser to Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak said yesterday he doubted the United States would take any action against Syria beyond making threats and applying pressure, the official news agency Mena reported.

Presidential adviser Osama El Baz spoke to Mena in Paris, where Mubarak had talks on Friday with President Jacques Chirac.

"It may be a matter of going to the limits in making threats, because Syria cannot be accused of the same charges made against Iraq," said Baz, who has been among the top foreign policy decision-makers in Egypt since the 1970s.

"As far as Syria is concerned, it's a question of practising pressure," he added. "Dr. Baz ruled out any serious American inclination to carry out any action against Syria," Mena reported.

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[whistle]

1. Here's some more on that...

Bush 'close to imposing sanctions' on Syria
Crawford, Texas |Reuters | 07-03-2004

The Bush administration plans to impose sanctions on Syria within weeks for its support of terrorist groups and for failing to stop guerrillas entering Iraq, congressional officials and other sources familiar with the matter said yesterday.

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http://www.gulf-news.com/Articles/news.asp?ArticleID=113063

The dogs of war just love keeping the pot boiling, eh!

:crazy: :eyes: :wow:

[FormerOstrich]

2. I wouldn't bet the farm on it....

n/t

[BigDaddyLove]

3. I doubt it too........

In that I wonder how the Bush Administration plans on getting support to invade.

No one on the world stage believes a word they say about anything anymore; even some Americans are skeptical.

If things had gone smoothly in Iraq I think there would be a much greater chance of this happening, but (for now anyway), our Middle-Eastern hegemony has been halted in Baghdad.

[Old and In the Way]

4. Just wondering if anyone is thinking about the consequences at

the White House. How is Syria going to lock down their border when we can't lock our own down? This logic to invade Syria because of border infiltration means the US is justified in taking over the whole world....and I'm sure that the stakes would go up astronomically if they decide to invade. This will jumpstart a full-scale war in the ME.

Of course, if you might be complicit in letting 9/11 happen, then that would make you criminally responsible for the deaths of 3,000 people. Could it be that our foreign policy is dictated by people that have an interest in starting WW3 as a way to distract from the root crime?