Syria's Assad Sees 'Legitimate Resistance' in Iraq

[RoyGBiv]

Syria's Assad Sees 'Legitimate Resistance' in Iraq
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DUBAI (Reuters) - Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, under pressure from Washington to help stop attacks against U.S. forces in Iraq (news - web sites), said in an interview shown on Wednesday that the Iraqi insurgency was legitimate resistance.

U.S. forces in Iraq are trying to quell twin threats from Sunni Muslim guerrillas in Falluja and Shi'ite fighters in the south before they hand over sovereignty to Iraqis on June 30.

"Certainly, what has happened on the popular level gives legitimacy to the resistance and shows that the major part of what is happening is resistance," Assad said in comments aired on Arabic satellite channel Al Jazeera.

"You are talking now about resistance which is against the occupation forces," Assad said. Asked if the resistance was legitimate, he said: "Well, of course, it's understood that way."


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[oblivious]

1. Who can possibly argue that it's not legit

It's only reasonable that people defend themselves, their families and their property against an illegal invasion.

[RoyGBiv]

2. Dubya, Rummy...

Bremer, etc... Of course, I don't know if we'd classify them as legitimately human, so they don't count.

[oblivious]

3. Ok, you got me there.

[truthspeaker]

4. Hey, me too

I mean, duh.