May 21, 2008
THE PRIMARY IMMEDIATE AIM OF US FOREIGN POLICY...
Israel holds peace talks with Syria (Ethan Bronner and Graham Bowley, May 21, 2008, IHT)
Israel and Syria have begun indirect peace talks, mediated by Turkey, aimed at reaching a comprehensive peace accord, the three governments announced in a coordinated statement Wednesday. The announcement is the first public confirmation of the negotiations by all three sides.The two most senior officials in Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert's office have been leading the Israeli side and were in Ankara, the Turkish capital, on Wednesday, talking with their Syrian and Turkish counterparts, Olmert's office said.
...should be to thwart this effort. Forget Senator Obama, this is appeasement of the most vile sort, done with disregard for the security of the Israeli, Iraqi, Palestinian and Lebanese peoples and the human rights of the Syrians.