Pelosi Skews Truth To Syria

I told you this would get ugly. Now Nancy Pelosi has told the Syrians that Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert was ready for peace talks.

An Israeli government official said that was not the message Olmert had asked Pelosi earlier this week to convey to Assad, who seeks the return of the Golan Heights, a strategic plateau Israel captured in the 1967 Middle East war.

"The prime minister said Israel is interested in peace with Syria, but Syria would first have to abandon the path of terror and providing support for terrorist groups," the official said, in reference to Palestinian group Hamas and Lebanon's Hezbollah.

Apparently, she "pressed" the Syrian government for it's support of militant groups: She "expressed our concern about Syria's connections to Hezbollah and Hamas" and discussed the issue of militant fighters slipping across the Syrian border into Iraq. "These are important issues not only in the fight against terrorism but important priorities for us for peace in the Middle East," she said.

That's not "pressing" anyone. "Pressing" them is showing them that if they allow this to continue, we'll ask for sanctions at the UN, assassinate militant leaders, undermine their economy, and make live a living hell for them. That's "pressing". Sure, you can ask nicely once, but if you're rebuffed, then it's time to take more drastic measures. You can't pussy foot around with people. If they want to be your friend and work for peace, make them your best friend. Give them aid if needed, open trade avenues, help their economy, etc. Then everyone wins. Give them a taste of what prosperity REALLY means: The best schools for your children, more then enough food/clean water to go around, luxury cars, large homes, and so on. Let them taste what it's like to live the good life, then they see first hand what it means to cross us and what they have to lose.

Travis
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