Syrian President Bashar al-Assad told the Syrian military on Monday to raise its readiness, pledging not to abandon support for Lebanese resistance against Israel.
“We are facing international circumstances and regional challenges that require caution, alert, readiness and preparedness,” Assad said.
“The barbaric war of annihilation the Israeli aggression is waging on our people in Lebanon and Palestine is increasing in ferocity,” Assad said in a written address on the occasion of the 61st anniversary of the foundation of the Syria Arab Army.
Diplomats in Damascus say the Syrian army has been on alert since the Israeli onslaught on Lebanon began on July 12 after Hizbollah fighters captured two Israeli soldiers in a cross-border operation.
Raise readiness, Assad tells Syrian Army
Posted by Pam
on 7/31/2006
Newt was right!
Oh please. They’re all talk, and this is just more face-saving.
Syria will get it’s ass kicked…again…if it even touches Israel.
Is there a blue moon out? SF Liberal is right!
I have to argue with the writer of the article. Hezbollah didn’t “capture” soldiers. Soldiers may be captured by a country. Hezbollah is NOT a country therefore they can not capture soldiers in a cross border operation. They can conduct a criminal attack on the IDF and murder and kidnap the Israeli soldiers. I really wish these reporters would report this crap accurately. They keep treating Hezbollah as an errant country. It isn’t, it’s a criminal enterprise no less than the Mafia.