Should Pelosi have visited Syria?

Question

Pelosi stated that Syrian president pledged to seek peace with Israel. Pelosi also stated she "had her eyes open", referring to Syria's reputation for supporting terrorism. She traveled with State Department officials, as well as one Republican, from the House of representatives.

Answer 1

Batshit Assad has been telling lies to Western envoys for years, so just because he told Pelosi that he sought peace with Israel doesn't mean anything. Bush quite rightly pointed this out when he said that all the delegations going over there have accomplished nothing, because Batshit Assad was never honest or sincere in his pledges.

Batshit Assad is the guy who's occupied Lebanon, until forced out, and is responsible for the assassinations of Lebanese officials who oppose Syrian interference in Lebanon.

Batshit Assad is the main pipeline for money and weapons to Hizbollah, who undermine the Lebanese government and who are a terrorist organization with a bloody, violent history.

Batshit Assad is likely supporting the significant number of Syrian terrorists who have gone into Iraq to murder Iraqis and US troops.

And Pelosi has the arrogance to believe she can accomplish peace with this man? I guess, like Chamberlain, she's achieved "peace in our time", eh?

Answer 2

She can really do anything she wants. Even as Speaker of the House she has no authority to negotiate anything and does not represent the US. What she has done... and which is probably a good thing, is to get George Bush so riled up he is probably gritting his teeth all night and muttering under his breath all day.

What I find so amusing about all this is a group of Republican lawmakers met with Syrian President Assad just the day before, and Bush had nothing to say about that; he didn't even mention it. He just railed on about Pelosi because she is a Democrat.

This all came about because the White House has absolutely NO sense of direction for US foreign policy in the Middle East, other than to blindly back and support that little terroristic, racist, and genocidal country of Israel. Bush does NOTHING to establish lines of communication with any country that has ever taken a stance against Israel, calling them terrorists and saying he will not negotiate with terrorists. Bush's ideas about foreign policy are so whacked and off-base it is pathetic.

Bush deliberately violates the old maxim that says "Keep your friends close and your enemies closer" because he thinks he is the only one who is right and everybody else is dead wrong.

The truth is the exact opposite, and this is why Pelosi went to Syria.

Answer 3

The reason Pelosi should not have visited Syria is because she is third in command, in line for the Presidency, should something happen to Bush and Chaney.
The fact that she has disregard for that important position proves that she is not fit to hold that position.
That she neither cares for the huge diplomatic error, nor recognizes it, should put those democrats who put her in that important position in a state of embarrassment.
However, they have no thought of the importance of her position, they only gloat in the fact that she has the Bush Administration upset.
Too bad they are not true Americans, wanting to better relations by diplomatic relations, not by stupid 'in your face' risky, rebellious grandstanding.

Answer 4

What is wrong with you people? Nancy Pelosi is nothing more than a congressman. She only represents the people who live in her congressional district.

Read the link. Find out the kind of damage this does.

Answer 5

My question is: did the taxpayers have to pick the huge tab for President -er- Speaker pelosi's trip which she made solely so she could undermine Bush and give our enemies a big boost and propaganda opportunity.
When will she be indicted for treason for aiding and giving comfort to the enemy in a time of war?
Perhaps she just wanted to drop in and thank them for all the democrat campaign contributions.

Answer 6

Why not? The behaviour of our president in NOT talking to Syria has not helped us in anyway.
We removed most of our people for the consulate there and when it came under attack we had no way to respond because the Bush administration has acted like a petulant child.
Israel wants to talk to Syria; Syria wants to talk to Israel. WE are the ones telling Israel not to talk to them, as if this is some high school clique crap. Nancy Pelosi was in Israel and is taking the message from the Israeli Prime Minister to President Assad.
What a bit*h it would turn out to be if they actually speak and get something done in terms of Middle East stability ( one can only hope). We are over here, they live on the same "block" so to speak and they need to work things out. They need to realize it is in THEIR best interest to have a stable Iraq and Middle East.

Answer 7

I think her visit is no different than any of the other visits made to hostile countries. I think if she can open a diplomatic pathway to end violence in the world, then the trip is quite worthwhile.

My question is why didn't the President make a big public denouncement of the Republican contingent who were there just a day before? Amazing how he managed to only slightly mention them while denouncing the Speaker of the House.

Answer 8

Setting aside what the pResident believes, its is essential to have a dialogue with leaders in Middle East States.
All Bush cares about is his war. We need fo find a way to disengage and leave Iraq.

Answer 9

It would appear that anything this woman does will come under scrutiny or criticism. It was that way from day one...

If the US ignored a pledge for peace...even if it was under suspicion...it would play out very badly for them. I believe that there was an obligation to go. In truth, I believe the only reason there is criticism of the visit is simply due to the fact that it is Pelosi who is going. Had it been the President himself, there wouldn't be this kind of criticism from the conservatives. Just my opinion.

Answer 10

time-honored nonsense from the a great way-proper noise device. No thinking man or woman pays them any heed. BTW, to "Justanother. . . ": once you're a typical reader of proper-wing birdcage liners like the manhattan positioned up, it fairly is not considered stable variety to point out it in public. human beings will assume, with lots justification, which you're an fool.