Syrian says Israel drives U.S. policy

[sabra]

http://www.myrtlebeachonline.com/mld/myrtlebeachonline/news/politics/15119081.htm

Syrian says Israel drives U.S. policy

WASHINGTON - The Bush administration, driven by ideologues and lobbyists, is in lockstep behind Israel in its 2-week-old battle with Hezbollah while promoting diplomacy unlikely to succeed, Syria's ambassador to the United States said Tuesday.

In an Associated Press interview, the envoy, Imad Moustapha, said all Syrian intelligence agents had left Lebanon along with Syrian troops and that Syria was not providing Hezbollah militia with missiles.

Hezbollah has its own sources of arms, Moustapha said, while saying that ideologues in the Bush administration and pro-Israeli lobbyists are driving U.S. policy support for Israel to unprecedented levels. "What Israel says is immediately adopted" by the administration, he said. "Whatever Israel wants becomes immediate U.S. policy in the Middle East."

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While Syria supports Hezbollah and also the Palestinian group Hamas, Hezbollah is "an autonomous movement" and "we are not engaged; we are not involved in logisitics," he said.

[Poll_Blind]

1. When the U.S. refuses to drive, Israel will do so happily.

This is a real and dangerous reflection of how detatched, unconcerned and ignorant Bush is. His inability to shape Middle East policy has allowed the region to decay to a point of serious political erosion. However, with their continued attacks on Lebanon and, charitably-put, careless targeting in a war in which they have access to literally the highest level of miiltary technology, the Israeli government is making a bed that the Israelis will have to sleep (very uncomfortably) in long after they have left power.

PB

[Jacobin]

2. and the sky is blue

tell us something we don't know already

[bamacrat]

3. Ok now everyone all together now.... DUH!!!!

Ha I said duh.

[Dover]

4. Israel/U.S. = Symbiotic Relationship....n/t

[liberal N proud]

5. How many people were surprised by that fact?

[Sherman A1]

6. Shocked, Shocked!

There is gambling going on in this establishment?