Syria's role in the release of the British sailors

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emainvol

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As I am sure a good deal of you have heard by now, Syrian influence was a factor in the release of the 15 sailors that were captured in Iranian waters.

an old link

Syria mediating in stand-off over captured British sailors - Middle East - World - Breaking News - Belfast Telegraph

and a newer one

www.kansascity.com | 04/05/2007 | Relief, joy as Iran releases British sailors <img src="http://media.kansascity.com/images/video_camera_icon.gif" border="0"><span class="link"><font color="#0033ff"><b>VIDEO</b></font></span>

what are your thoughts on a perceived enemy to the "coalition" helping in this way?

with this news and Colonel William Crowe's (who is in charge of the Iraq-Syria border district) statement that "There is no large influx of foreign fighters that come across the border."

could this possibly mean that all the bad things we have heard about Syrian involvement in the Middle East might be a bit off?

here is a final link to an article that includes Crowe and Harry Reid's statements pertaining to Syria.

Asia Times Online :: Middle East News, Iraq, Iran current affairs
 
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if the GOP were still in the majority in Congress, this never would have occurred. The Syrians and the Iranians are politically astute enough to play this to their advantage. Their goal here was to make the US and Britain look weak, and they succeeded beyond their wildest expectations.

Iran has committed two acts of war, that we know of. First, arming, financing and supporting the terrorist insurgents in Iraq, second was invading Iraqi territorial waters and kidnapping British servicemen. They've been let off with nothing more than a finger wag.

Personally, it disgusts me that we're kissing these peoples' rear ends. I'm no expert on the Arab/Persian mindset, but I do know that they do not respect weakness. This PR victory for our enemies highlights the West's weakness (political correctness and appeasement politics) and if you think things are only going to get better now, think again.
 
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MG1968 said:
if the GOP were still in the majority in Congress, this never would have occurred. The Syrians and the Iranians are politically astute enough to play this to their advantage. Their goal here was to make the US and Britain look weak, and they succeeded beyond their wildest expectations.

Iran has committed two acts of war, that we know of. First, arming, financing and supporting the terrorist insurgents in Iraq, second was invading Iraqi territorial waters and kidnapping British servicemen. They've been let off with nothing more than a finger wag.

Personally, it disgusts me that we're kissing these peoples' rear ends. I'm no expert on the Arab/Persian mindset, but I do know that they do not respect weakness. This PR victory for our enemies highlights the West's weakness (political correctness and appeasement politics) and if you think things are only going to get better now, think again.
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you have to admit that between Syria's help with the sailors, and Crowe's comments that I also referenced, plus Harry Reid's for that matter, that Syria isn't anywhere approaching the devil that they were made out to be.
 
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allvol123 said:
Syria appreciates the gullibility.
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Syria was never a threat, I never thought they were a threat. It's not gullibility, it is reason. I am glad that things are finally starting to show what I have believed all along. Maybe you could show me where Syria has proven problematic to us since the operation in Iraq began? Or the war on terror for the matter?
 
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emainvol said:
Syria was never a threat, I never thought they were a threat. It's not gullibility, it is reason. I am glad that things are finally starting to show what I have believed all along. Maybe you could show me where Syria has proven problematic to us since the operation in Iraq began? Or the war on terror for the matter?
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It is gullibilty to make the claim of "Syria's help with the sailors". You are giving someone a vast amount of credit for "helping" undo something that was illegal in the first place and also would have been undone without Syria's help. It was a PR game. And apparently it works on some people.
 
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allvol123 said:
It is gullibilty to make the claim of "Syria's help with the sailors". You are giving someone a vast amount of credit for "helping" undo something that was illegal in the first place and also would have been undone without Syria's help. It was a PR game. And apparently it works on some people.
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I am not excusing Iran's actions, only bringing to light the alliance of Syria and Iran, and how in our current situation with Iran it might be helpful to listen to the Syrians and accept their help for a change.
 
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You guys obviously have not witnessed their prying of Britain's sailors from the death grasp of Iran.
 
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Apparently some are missing what I speak of, so I guess I will have to search it. There is certainly something to it though.
 
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If we launched an all out, Armageddonic, military assault on Syria tomorrow, my reaction would be "What took us so long?".
 
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emainvol said:
Apparently some are missing what I speak of, so I guess I will have to search it. There is certainly something to it though.
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I'm not missing anything. I'll let Syria's 60+ years of being a haven for terrorists speak for itself.
 
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emainvol said:
Apparently some are missing what I speak of, so I guess I will have to search it. There is certainly something to it though.
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You're inability to get the point everyone is making is matched only by your knowledge of history and current affairs.
 
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GAVol said:
Even more incredible.
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that I will stand by, the groups that they have supported have more or less left us alone. Us being the U.S. And the comments of certain high ranking military personnel on the Iraq-Syria border lead me to believe they have little to do with the insurgency.

I am not saying that we should hold Syria on a pedestal, but they could be a powerful moderator with the Iran situation.
 
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GAVol said:
Even more incredible.
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This just proves a point I've been making for some time now. If Hitler had come to power in the 2000s, instead of the 1930s, he would have ruled the world in about a month. The gullibility and naivete of the American people has reached a level that we deserve everything that happens to us.
 
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emainvol said:
that I will stand by, the groups that they have supported have more or less left us alone. Us being the U.S. And the comments of certain high ranking military personnel on the Iraq-Syria border lead me to believe they have little to do with the insurgency.

I am not saying that we should hold Syria on a pedestal, but they could be a powerful moderator with the Iran situation.
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Little to do with the insurgency? Speechless...
 
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