Clinton's Other Two Middle East Roadblocks………
“Testifying in the senate, Hillary Clinton was blunt about Washington's bid to drive a wedge between Damascus and Tehran - the target of a US-led drive for UN sanctions designed to halt Iran's contested nuclear programme. Clinton said Washington is asking Syria to "generally to begin to move away from the relationship with Iran, which is so deeply troubling to the region as well as to the United States."………”
“Al-Assad, instead, signalled his strong support for Iran, saying America's stance towards the Islamic Republic "is a new situation of colonialism in the region."……… Ahmadinejad, the Iranian president, and Bashar al-Assad, his Syrian counterpart, vowed increased co-operation during a meeting in Damascus on Thursday and cancelled visa restrictions between the countries. "We hope that others don't give us lessons about our region and our history," al-Assad told reporters when asked about Hillary Clinton, the US secretary of state's comments this week that Washington is troubled by Syria's relationship with Iran. "We are the ones who decide how matters will go and we know our interests. We thank them for their advice. "I find it strange that they (Americans) talk about Middle East stability and peace and the other beautiful principles and call for two countries to move away from each other," al-Assad said. Ahmadinejad was more direct, calling for the US to pack up and leave the Middle East…….”
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