Sunday December 31, 2006

I've Been Thinking:

Over the past two weeks 4 United States Senators have visited Damascus Syria.

They were not sightseeing.
These four senators - three democrats and one republican - represent 4% of the senate, they represent almost 10% of the states in the US.

First was Bill Nelson of Florida, next Chris Dodd of Connecticut, next John Kerry of Massachusetts and lastly the Republican, Arlen Specter of Pennsylvania.

The senators all spoke with Syrian President Assad and all came out with the impression that Assad was willing to talk peace with Israel and to help the United States in the war in Iraq.

These leaders are not political novices but they act like novices. They have learned nothing from the lessons taught us by Yasser Arafat.

Politics is played with one set of rules in the United States and played with an entirely different set of rules in the Middle East.

Assad will say anything to any US leader if it will get him out of the dog house or if it will add to the problems of Unites States or Israeli leadership - the people responsible for penning him in.

Senators, Assad is not to be trusted.

Assad cannot deliver, he is a very weak leader, he himself hangs on only because of a carefully crafted balancing act.