Juan Cole: When Syria Was a US Ally

[eridani]

http://readersupportednews.org/opinion2/289-134/19300-focus-when-syria-was-a-us-ally

the US prepares a possible missile attack on Syria, it is worth remembering the times in modern history when Syria was cooperative with the US or even an ally (yes). I'm not sure on whom this record of cooperation reflects worse, but it shows it is a Realist world out there...

2.In 1985 Syria intervened with hijackers holding passengers on a US airliner hostage in Lebanon to free them, and was thanked when it succeeded by president Ronald Reagan.

4.Syria fought as an ally of the US against Iraq in the Gulf War in 1991.

6.After 2001, the US sent captured al-Qaeda operatives to Syria to be tortured by that country's secret police.

7.Syrian intelligence let the United States know when it discovered an al-Qaeda plot to attack the US Fifth Fleet navy HQ in Bahrain.

[Uncle Joe]

1. Kicked and recommended.

Thanks for the thread, eridani.

[roamer65]

2. Assad and Syrians are learning that very little comes...

between our relations with Israel and Saudi Arabia. Especially when Israel and the Saudis are allies.

[Hydra]

3. We don't ally with people

We use them. Even the UK got used during the runup to Iraq war.

Some benevolent superpower we are.

[99th_Monkey]

4. K&R - thanks! nt

[JEB]

5. Everything is disposable.

That includes allies, enemies and innocent bystanders.

[DeSwiss]

6. War: It's what we do.

If one wishes to, one may try to sculpt our national likeness with a strong chin of courage, a determined jaw of strength, the heavy brow of responsibility, and the eyes of far-vision. A vision that sees into the future and knows it's own destiny which is cloaked in the raiment of Freedom, Justice and the American Way!

- But it's all based upon killing and/or subjugating people and taking their shit, in the end. Just like Attila the Hun, but with more sophistication and Drones......

K&R