Pelosi to visit Syria despite objections
WASHINGTON (AP) -- "House Speaker Nancy Pelosi will visit Syria, a country President Bush has shunned as a sponsor of terrorism, despite being asked by the administration not to go.
"'In our view, it is not the right time to have these sort of high-profile visitors to Syria,' State Department spokesman Sean McCormack told reporters Friday.
"Pelosi arrived in Israel on Friday in what is her second fact-finding trip to the Middle East since taking over leadership of the House in January.
"Her repeat trip, an indication she plans to play a role in foreign policy, is also an act of defiance to the administration, which says such diplomatic overtures by lawmakers do more harm than good. . . ."
(The emphasis is mine.)
posted by Don, American Idle @ 9:58 AM
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Israel's acting president Dalia Itzik defended on Sunday U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's planned visit to Syria, a trip the White House described as a bad idea.
"Your expected visit to Damascus has naturally touched off a political debate in your country, and of course, here," Itzik said in televised remarks.
"I believe in your worthy intentions. Perhaps a step, seen as unpopular at this stage ... will clarify to the Syrian people and leadership they must abandon the axis of evil and stop supporting terrorism and giving shelter to (terrorist) headquarters," said Itzik.
For openers, do you think you could accomplish something useful in a place where there are people who don't want you, and where the "acting" president concedes that his people must stop supporting terrorism? And where he has been unable to prevent them from "giving shelter" to terrorists?
I don't know; I haven't studied international relations and foreign policy. That's why I don't spout opinions on issues I know little about.
"You are not entitled to your opinion, you are entitled to your informed opinion." - Harlan Ellison
The President of the United States asked her not to go. That would have been enough for me.
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