John Kerry Not The Only Obama Minion Who Dined with Dictator Bashar al-Assad - Nancy Pelosis go-to guy on Syria was President Bashar al-Assad

Judi McLeod * Canada Free Press

Until she had what some call a “non-existent” conversation with her 5-year-old grandson, Nancy Pelosi’s go-to guy on Syria was President Bashar al-Assad.

Pelosi told reporters she consulted with her 5-year-old grandson about whether or not to support intervention in Syria.

When as Speaker of the House Pelosi met with Assad in Damascus in 2007, she was accused outright by the White House as “undermining efforts to isolate the hard-line Arab country.” (Reuters, April 4, 2007).

“Pelosi said Assad assured her of his willingness to engage in peace talks with Israel, and that she and other members of her congressional delegation raised their concern about militants crossing from Syria into Iraq, as well (as) the Israeli soldiers kidnapped by the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah and the Palestinian group Hamas.

“We were very pleased with the assurances we received from the president that he was ready to resume the peace process. He’s ready to engage in negotiations for peace with Israel,” Pelosi said.“Pelosi’s visit to Syria was the latest challenge to the White House by congressional Democrats, who are taking a more assertive role in influencing policy in the Middle East and the Iraq war.”

Said President George W. Bush of the Pelosi Syrian trip at the time: “A lot of people have gone to see President Assad. He hasn’t responded. Sending delegations doesn’t work. It’s simply been counterproductive.” 

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