Posted by
Wes Fowler on Monday, April 09, 2007 9:05:40 AM
Nancy Pelosi went to Syria this week and demonstrated why Democrats should never be in charge of foreign policy or diplomacy. She told Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad that Israel was ready for peace talks with Syria. She told him she was delivering a message directly from Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert.
One problem, Prime Minister gave her no such message. Another problem , the message is the exact opposite of Israel's position!!! Israel is NOT ready for peace talks! Yet another problem, foreign relations and diplomacy are jobs for the Secretary of State!!!!! Jeez!!! She could at least have read this before going on the trip!
The U.S. has not changed its position on relations with Syria. Syria harbors terrorists. What Pelosi did was an attempt to undermine the foreign policy of President Bush. She believed she knew better how to handle relations with Syria. Will liberals never learn? You can't stop terrorists by being nice to them!!!
Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice already has a plan for the Middle East , and it is working . Palestine and Israel have agreed to bi-weekly talks regarding humanitarian, security, and political issues. The Arab league is pursuing Bush's peace-for-land proposal, ignored when it was first created in 2002. Condi's diplomacy has made them looka t this from a new perspective. This plan may lead to the Arab League's recognition of Israel. Sec. Rice has been renewing the interest of Middle Eastern states. They hope that the U.S. can diminish terrorism and radicals in their own countries. With neo-cons such as Rumsfeld now out of the picture, U.S. diplomacy has a kinder , more pallatable image for the Middle East.
This process is not one that will be solved by one Congresswoman making nice with terrorists. Sec. Rice says this is a careful, meticulous process. "My approach has been, I admit, careful ," she says, "It's been step by step. I've not been willing to try for the big bang."
Sec. Rice's process for peace is on the right track, but it will take more than a couple of years to reap its rewards. Maybe Secretary Rice should be given more time to complete the job.