Comments on: Syria, Iraq To Restore Relations

Diplomatic Relations Were Severed In 1982; Iran Invites Syria, Iraq To Summit

[pakaal]

j-whitman, they do have the receipts, it's just that no one is authorized to see them due to "National Security". ;-)

[pakaal]

gaye5, you said "they hate us for taking Saddam away, we should just give him back to them. no power, no water, etc."

Actually they did like us getting Saddam out of the way, but the stuff about power and water isn't quite true. The infrastructure they had in place worked fine. We destroyed the infrastructure in the war and haven't really gotten it up and running yet (after 3 years).

[j-whitman]

Pakaal,,, Now this administration keeps no reciepts.

[pakaal]

I have to repeat the joke I heard the other night:

Q: How do we know Saddam had weapons of mass destruction?

A: We still have the receipts!

[gaye5]

Ironic eh, Bush's daddy gave Saddam all the help he needed, and Bush son captures him and he is sentenced to death...
We buy their oil so as they can spend the money on weapons of destruction against us,, yep that sounds fair?????

I agree that we have to stop any middle eastern nation from aquiring weapons of mass distruction, as they dont seem to be able to get on with other people and seem to love killing, but I now think it is time to get out of there, they cannot be helped and most of all they dont want our help, and who do we think we are that we can help them. As they hate us for taking Saddam away, we should just give him back to them. They prefered it the way it was!!!, no power, no water, etc if they didnt behave themselves, and thousands being killed all the time so if that is what they want who are we to say no..

[j-whitman]

Patriotic,,, I seriously believe Bin Laden new George Bush better than his own conservitives do.

[patriotic9]

j-whitman
Bin Laden must be smiling somewhere in a cave about our stupidity.That's why 2 days before the last presidential election,BIN LADEN had released a video tape in which he was talking against BUSH.It was obvious when the WORST ENEMY of UNITED STATES was talking against PRESIDENT BUSH,the innocent people of UNITED STATES were supposed to vote BUSH which BIN LADEN wanted.I just hope and wish we don't have to see any disaster in the rest of coming 2 years.

[truthwillwin]

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[j-whitman]

Patriotic,,, Not to mention all the help Bush's daddy gave Saddam for several years with Cheney & Rumsfield's help... Republican Neo-Cons won't learn anything.... & Viet Nam became peacefull after we left.

[patriotic9]

j_whitman
It's not only 7Billion a month,now we know a lot of weapons which were given to the IRAQI security forces by our tax money have been missing which indicates how come HIZBOLLAH fighters were so well armed in fighting this year.Plus we also don't know how many of the IRAQI SECURITY FORCES people we train are the INSURGENTS form ALQAEDA or MEHDI ARMY who are getting training from our soldiers,getting salaries by our tax money to kill the same U.S SOLDIERS who train them.Just like OSAMA BIN LADEN and his followers who were TRAINED,GIVEN MONEY and WEAPONS by REAGAN administration had ultimately used them agianst us.

[patriotic9]

Why should we be concerned about bringing democracy to Iraq or any other MIDDLE EASTERN COUNTRY.Not the people of Iraq,but the people of United States pay tax to U.S govt.It's true that SADDAM had killed his own people because they wanted to establish a RADICAL ISLAMIC GOVT based on the hatred of west.The only people who were having great lives and had no problems getting good jobs at the time of SADDAM were IRAQI CATHOLICS called CALDIANS because he knew that in a muslim country nobody would like to see a CATHOLIC being PRESIDENT so he didn't have any fear of power from them.
As far as invading or bombing other countries to solve their domestic problems,is it JUSTIFIED FOR ANY OTHER COUNTRY TO BOMB OR INVADE UNITED STATES FOR THE LIBERATION OF THOSE YOUNG,INNOCENT AMERICAN BOYS WHO HAVE BEEN SEXUALLY MOLESTED OR SODOMIZED BY THE AMERICAN HOMOSEXUAL PEDOPHILE PRIESTS IN THE AMERICAN CHURCHES.

[j-whitman]

As Communist China builds up it's military, Iraq is diverting 7 Billion a month away from modernizing our own military,, Any attack on Iran will result in losing our foothold in the Persian Gulf, & further isolation of our troops in Iraq.

[reuben110-2009]

What you must realize is that the US, along with fellow side-kick Great Britain launched an illegal war. Colin Powell in February and Condaleeza Rice in August of the very same year our troops went into Iraq, belittled Iraqi millitary capability. What followed was poliical manipulation through the media to get our hands on their oil.

Consequently it was a disaster. Loss of human life on a daily basis is around 300, which means you must seriously injure/disable 600 a day. Iraqis have been suffering this for a long enough for them to begin to pursue other avenues of hope, even if that maybe Iran, a neighbour and cultural affiliate for milleneums.

The moral of the story is,our conduct isnt fooling anybody on a global stage, we ignore UN resolutions whilst demanding others comply.We have fought/endorsed more wars in 5 decades than other nation have in centuries.We are are misrepreseted as a God-Fearing peoples. Its better to stop ruining our reputation as a beacon of democracy, and focus on domestic issues. We are rich enough to look after our own better, rather than being exposed through Abu Ghuraib and Guatanamo Bay.

People ought to wake up and stop believing the media who are merely tools of the politicians, platforms for them to launch their propaganda, as opposed to being an informant source for the people.Wake up.

[bob_burd]

What a fine way for the government of Iraq to reward the US, who got rid of Saddam for them at the cost of many young American lives, and put them in charge of their own country.

Those people can't be helped - maybe the US should release Saddam, put him back in the palace and let him kill a few hundred thousand more. They aren't smart enough to see or appreciate living in a democracy, so give them back their beloved iron fist.

Things are going to be much worse once Syria and Iran have Iraq's blessing to undermine US attempts at enforcing a democracy and rebuilding the country. They aren't worth it and have shown how the repay the sacrifice of thousands of US Army soldiers and Marines' lives, and hundreds of billions of dollars spent trying to create a future for the country.

Selah

[patriotic9]

We Americans need to understand their culture.Both SUNNIs and SHIAs are united at one point and that is their ANIMOSITY and HATRED against west.They kill each other to fool us.For achieving their GOALS they don't only kill each other but kill themsleves.This is something which'll not be easy for AMERICANS to understand.Sunnis have been given charge to kill U.S troops whereas their SHIA brothers have been given charge to make a RADICAL ISLAMIC GOVT on the name of DEMOCRACY and to take AMERICAN TAX PAYED MONEY on the name of REBUILDING IRAQ.Hamas is a sunni organization but the leader of that organization has great ties with IRANIAN PRESIDENT AHMADINIJAD.This is just one example.After all these MISTAKES which BUSH made on the basis of CHRISTIANITY,he now knows the FALSHOOD of CHRISTIANITY that's why he no longer uses the word GOD or REFRANCES FROM BIBLE in his SPEECHES anymore like he used to do in the past.

[olebd]

Ah who know, once these neighbors work out their differences, they'll be invited to Texas for a BBQ and Dubya will find a way to claim some credit.

[sunshine_2]

alphaa10:

On Partitioning Iraq,

Each time the UN decides the Borders of another Independant Country ... it does not bring Peace, but only further war after the resettling.
Look at what was Formerly Palestine, Iseral the list goes on.
It is Natural Human history that wars adn Victories dictate borders. NotthatI agree wiht it, but it is human nature to get your "HomeLand Back".
Who will get the Vast Oil reserves when you are done cutting up the country? No one Sect will be satisfied, that is their biggest battle now. Oil is Money - Money is Power. The religious devide is real ... but it all comes down to power.
It is the Population of Iraq that is suffering, and will continue to die, while the politicians fight for a "Better Hand" and greater power.

[alphaa10-2009]

Correction-- Baker was Secretary of State under Bush 1, and was at Treasury under Reagan.

[sunshine_2]

Fast Fact:
" Iran is deeply involved in training, funding and arming the two major Shiite militias in Iraq, where Tehran has deep historic ties to the current Shiite political leadership. "

Is this Fast Fact ... as good as the Fast Fact on WMD's in Iraq? Did CBS Prove this or is it Information from the Bush Administration?

Mr. bush is too stuborn to call for an "Open Mid East Peace Summit", it would go against every thing he has said, his "Democracy Building Imperialistic Intentions" for the Middle East.

I for one, think it is good for the middle east to get involved in settling this before the whole area Erupts in Sectarian Violence. If the West and America does not get credit, who cares so long as a Peaceful Situation is developed.
Iraq will eventually choose its own friends anyway, and go its own direction, regardless what America says is best for them. We tried to Rebuild Iran and it back fired on us.
Bush screwed it ups so bad, I am sure some other countries can not do any worse.
In the mean time maybe America will take a serious look at the McCain proposals to stop the blood shed and give the Diplomats a chance to work out the Governing issues, and let civilians live.

[cathaleen]

This is how it should be. One muslim country dealing with another. They understand each other. Heavens know we'll never understand them.