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Politics : I Will Continue to Continue, to Pretend....

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To: Sully- who wrote (24171)12/13/2006 7:41:14 PM
From: Sully-   of 35834
 
Memo to Jimmy Baker: Go Soak Your Head

John Podhoretz
The Corner

The White House just issued this statement from the President about Syria — in what is clearly a deliberate slap at the Baker-Hamilton recommendation that we "engage" Damascus and let it solve our little Iraq problem for us:


<<< The United States supports the Syrian people's desire for democracy, human rights, and freedom of expression. Syrians deserve a government whose legitimacy is grounded in the consent of the people, not brute force.

The Syrian regime should immediately free all political prisoners, including Aref Dalila, Michel Kilo, Anwar al-Bunni, Mahmoud Issa, and Kamal Labwani. I am deeply troubled by reports that some ailing political prisoners are denied health care while others are held in cells with violent criminals.

Syria should disclose the fate and whereabouts of the many missing Lebanese citizens who “disappeared” following their arrest in Lebanon during the decades of Syrian military occupation. The Syrian regime should also cease its efforts to undermine Lebanese sovereignty by denying the Lebanese people their right to participate in the democratic process free of foreign intimidation and interference.

The people of Syria hope for a prosperous future with greater opportunities for their children, and for a government that fights corruption, respects the rule of law, guarantees the rights of all Syrians, and works toward achieving peace in the region. >>>

Translation: Hey, James Baker! There's a Saudi prince across the street whose toe you haven't licked yet! Run! RUN!

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