Iraqi VP Says His Country Will Not Be Used As Base To Attack Iran Or Syria

[Purveyor]

Source: Associated Press

DAMASCUS, Syria: Iraq's vice president said Saturday that his country will not be used as a base to launch attacks against Iran or Syria.

Adel Abdul-Mahdi said he discussed security and other regional issues with Syrian President Bashar Assad during their meeting Saturday.

In response to a reporter's question about a possible U.S. military strike against Iran, the Iraqi vice president said: "Iraq does not accept that its territory be used for any aggression against any neighboring country."

"Iraq has an (Arab) identity which it is keen on and will defend," he told reporters at the Damascus Airport at the end of a three-day visit to Syria.

Abdul-Mahdi said he discussed security issues with Assad adding that Assad stressed Syria's support for the political process in Iraq. He said Syria had an important role to play in the political process of Iraq due to its "weight" in the Arab world.



Read more: http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/09/29/africa/ME-GEN-Syria-Iraq.php

[EFerrari]

1. Iraq is now the hostage of our criminal government.

How can the Iraqis present the US from launching attacks from their soil?

[movonne]

6. By sending in more insurgents...

[Waya]

2. Oi, BoyKing ain't gonna like that one bit......

[seemslikeadream]

3. oh yea how ya gonna stop Cheney?

we can't

[tanyev]

4. Well that would negate the whole reason George Bush gave them their "democracy".

[daninthemoon]

5. oooh, they're gettin tough now, eh? How bout asking us to f'n leave

then. They can't seem to stop bushler and lord cheney any more than we can.

[pingzing58]

7. U.S. wants the Sunni back in power and the Shia to go to hell for not giving in to oil legislation.

[Middle finga]

8. You really think our government care about what the Iraqi government

says. Do they not realize that they are just puppets. Are they (The Iraqi government)just waking up to the fact that they're being used and america don't care about your so called sovereignty or democracy.

[Jim__]

9. What makes him think he has any say in it?

:sarcasm:

[tekisui]

10. Iraqis are trying to be sovereign and democratic.

But, our War-Criminals-in-Chiefs will have none of it. They think the US owns Iraq. I guess because Colin Powell said, "you break it, you buy it".

It looks like Iraqis will one day have to revolt against the occupiers to ever have sovereignty.

[leftchick]

11. ha ha! That is pretty funny!

in a dark way. :(

[lovuian]

12. oh this is a warning

that Iraq doesn't want to be in Bush's war... Nobody wants too

[geek tragedy]

13. Like he has any say in the matter. eom

[candymarl]

14. I hope the VP has lots of bodyguards

After this statement, he's gonna need 'em.

[ananda]

15. Right.. as if he has anything to say about it.

nt

[Orsino]

16. Let's start a pool.

How many hours until the "clarification" is issued--and will we be able to see Cheney's lips move?

[BushOut06]

17. Somebody forgot to tell him that he's not exactly in charge

We all know when push comes to shove, the Cheney machine will do whatever the hell it damned well wants to.

[flyarm]

18. did he not get the memo..our little lord pissy pants is now.. their little lord pissy pants..

just try stopping little lord pissy pants and darth vader..and you will learn exactly why blackwater is in your country..can you say car wreck..car bomb..or tigres river??

ever hear of Negroponte dumping humans out of helicopters??????????

or all the "suicides " going on around this pissy pants government????????

they were only kidding when they told you you could build a democracy..now it is wake up time.

they want your oil..and they will own the bases they want in your country..and just try saying anything..

remember these boys like renditions!!

fly