Anyone remember the statement below?"We came in friendship, hope, and determined that the road to Damascus is a road to peace"--- Speaker Nancy Pelosi declared after her visit to Syria and her meeting with its dictator Bashir Assad, 2007
Many were outraged that Pelosi, as Speaker of the House at the time, would go to Syria against the wishes of the White House and talk with leaders of a country that sponsors terrorists.
2012- Now we have reports of over 200- 400 people being massacred by Assad and Barack Obama finally issuing a statement condemning what he calls an "unspeakable assault." Furthermore Obama demands Assad "step aside and allow a democratic transition to proceed immediately." Obama's statement continues "Yesterday the Syrian government murdered hundreds of Syrian citizens, including women and children, in Homs through shelling and other indiscriminate violence, and Syrian forces continue to prevent hundreds of injured civilians from seeking medical help."
Anyone think Assad is going to even give a thought to Obama's wishes? Both Russia and China vetoed a very watered down resolution that the 13 other members of the Security Council voted for.
Russia and China on Saturday vetoed a Western and Arab-sponsored U.N. resolution condemning Syria’s violent repression of anti-government demonstrators, throwing their prestige and power behind President Bashar al-Assad as he intensifies a military operation aimed at crushing the 10-month-old uprising.
The Russian and Chinese stance came as a blow to U.S. and European efforts to rally behind an Arab League plan that would require Assad to step down, making way for a democratically elected unity government with a leader commanding support from both the government and the opposition.
Susan E. Rice, the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations expressed the United State's disgust for the Russia and China vetoes.
The council has “been held hostage by a couple of members,” she said, adding that “these members stand behind empty arguments and individual interests while seeking to strip” any resolution of meaningful terms.
“A couple of members of this council remain steadfast in their willingness to sell out the Syrian people and shield a craven tyrant,” Rice said. She said Saturday’s action was even “more shameful” given Russia’s role in selling arms to Assad’s government.
France and Germany's representatives also expressed their dissatisfaction with the end result of the Security Council's vote.
I wonder if Pelosi still thinks the road to peace goes through Damascus and Assad?
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