Tuesday August 9, 2011

I've Been Thinking:

Yesterday the US State Department officially announced that they were pleased that Saudi Arabia, Bahrain and Kuwait had recalled their ambassadors from Syria.

They added that they hoped that more Arab countries would follow suit.

The irony of the State Dept. announcement is that last week Italy withdrew their ambassador from Syria and called on Western countries to do the same. The United States engaged in no serious discussion after the bold move by the Italians and has had no serious discussions about pulling their own ambassador.

Add to that the fact that the United States just re-established relations with Syria a little over a year ago, in 2010. In 2005 the US pulled its ambassador after the assassination of Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri.

The fact that the US sent an ambassador back to Syria is indicative of the misguided impressions and mistaken assumptions the US has of the region. The United States should never have rewarded Syria and upgraded their diplomatic status by returning an ambassador.

Right now, as the brutal Syrian regime murders and arrests masses of people, the United States should once again recall its ambassador.
There is no conscionable reason for the United States to have an ambassadorial presence in Damascus.

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