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To: Kenneth E. Phillipps who wrote (27103)	4/5/2007 12:35:52 PM
From: longnshort	Respond to of 27181

Pratfall in Damascus Nancy Pelosi's foolish shuttle diplomacy Thursday, April 5, 2007; Page A16 HOUSE SPEAKER Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) offered an excellent demonstration yesterday of why members of Congress should not attempt to supplant the secretary of state when traveling abroad. After a meeting with Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad in Damascus, Ms. Pelosi announced that she had delivered a message from Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert that "Israel was ready to engage in peace talks" with Syria. What's more, she added, Mr. Assad was ready to "resume the peace process" as well. Having announced this seeming diplomatic breakthrough, Ms. Pelosi suggested that her Kissingerian shuttle diplomacy was just getting started. "We expressed our interest in using our good offices in promoting peace between Israel and Syria," she said. Only one problem: The Israeli prime minister entrusted Ms. Pelosi with no such message. "What was communicated to the U.S. House Speaker does not contain any change in the policies of Israel," said a statement quickly issued by the prime minister's office. In fact, Mr. Olmert told Ms. Pelosi that "a number of Senate and House members who recently visited Damascus received the impression that despite the declarations of Bashar Assad, there is no change in the position of his country regarding a possible peace process with Israel." In other words, Ms. Pelosi not only misrepresented Israel's position but was virtually alone in failing to discern that Mr. Assad's words were mere propaganda. OP-ED COLUMNISTS * Columnist Biographies, Past Columns and RSS Feeds * The Editorialist Who's Blogging? Read what bloggers are saying about this article. * Jeff Gannon - A Voice of the New Media * J???s Cafe Nette * PEACE IS THE GOAL Full List of Blogs (120 links) » Most Blogged About Articles On washingtonpost.com \| On the web Save & Share Article What's This? Digg Google del.icio.us Yahoo! Reddit Facebook ad_icon Ms. Pelosi was criticized by President Bush for visiting Damascus at a time when the administration -- rightly or wrongly -- has frozen high-level contacts with Syria. Mr. Bush said that thanks to the speaker's freelancing Mr. Assad was getting mixed messages from the United States. Ms. Pelosi responded by pointing out that Republican congressmen had visited Syria without drawing presidential censure. That's true enough -- but those other congressmen didn't try to introduce a new U.S. diplomatic initiative in the Middle East. "We came in friendship, hope, and determined that the road to Damascus is a road to peace," Ms. Pelosi grandly declared. Never mind that that statement is ludicrous: As any diplomat with knowledge of the region could have told Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Assad is a corrupt thug whose overriding priority at the moment is not peace with Israel but heading off U.N. charges that he orchestrated the murder of former Lebanese prime minister Rafiq al-Hariri. The really striking development here is the attempt by a Democratic congressional leader to substitute her own foreign policy for that of a sitting Republican president. Two weeks ago Ms. Pelosi rammed legislation through the House of Representatives that would strip Mr. Bush of his authority as commander in chief to manage troop movements in Iraq. Now she is attempting to introduce a new Middle East policy that directly conflicts with that of the president. We have found much to criticize in Mr. Bush's military strategy and regional diplomacy. But Ms. Pelosi's attempt to establish a shadow presidency is not only counterproductive, it is foolish.

To: Kenneth E. Phillipps who wrote (27103)	4/5/2007 2:14:30 PM
From: jlallen	Respond to of 27181

Thanks...it is an honor to be identified with those great American heros..... J.

To: Kenneth E. Phillipps who wrote (27103)	4/5/2007 2:20:36 PM
From: Bill	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 27181

American heroes all.

To: Kenneth E. Phillipps who wrote (27103)	4/5/2007 2:43:16 PM
From: PROLIFE	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 27181

YES and proud of it, Kennnnyboy Speaking of SWIFTBOATERS: WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Bush named Republican fundraiser Sam Fox as U.S. ambassador to Belgium on Wednesday, using a maneuver that allowed him to bypass Congress where Democrats had derailed Fox's nomination. Democrats had denounced Fox for his 2004 donation to the Swift Boat Veterans for Truth. The group's TV ads, which claimed that Sen. John Kerry exaggerated his military record in Vietnam, were viewed as a major factor in the Massachusetts Democrat's losing the election. Recognizing Fox did not have the votes to obtain Senate confirmation, Bush withdrew the nomination last month. On Wednesday, with Congress out of town for a spring break, the president used his power to make recess appointments to put Fox in the job without Senate confirmation. This means Fox can remain ambassador until the end of the next session of Congress, effectively through the end of the Bush presidency. cnn.com

To: Kenneth E. Phillipps who wrote (27103)	6/4/2008 5:31:55 PM
From: tonto	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 27181

Here is what I see...lolol To: nigel bates who wrote (23642) 6/4/2008 5:18:03 PM From: TARADO96 of 23643 It has been only 24 hours and I see the dems starting to unite already. I like what I am seeing and appreciate that. The alternative, another 4 years of Bush's disastrous policies, is unthinkable. I am hereby asking my friends on this thread to be more tolerant toward HRC's supporters. The primary is over and it is time for us to unite, for the sake of my two children and your loved ones. President Obama = a new day for America and the world. How corny is that? Ah, is it fair to say that since McCain would be the same as Bush that Obama will be the same as Farrakhan? Where do these nut cases come from?