# War on Syria- is Rumsfeld nuts?

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**Category:** The BBQ Pit\
**Created:** [April 17, 2003, 3:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/war-on-syria-is-rumsfeld-nuts/169331 "2003-04-17T15:32:52Z")\
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**Author:** ![Sam\_Stone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ecccb3/32.png) [@Sam\_Stone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sam_Stone)\
**Post date:** [April 18, 2003, 3:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/war-on-syria-is-rumsfeld-nuts/169331/21 "2003-04-18T03:26:47Z")

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You’ve got to understand how this administration works, to put it in context. It’s called “Good Cop, Bad Cop”. Rumsfeld comes out and goes, “Oh, man, I’m going to KICK SYRIA’S ASS!”. Then Colin Powell jumps in front of him and says, “Don’t worry, Syria. I like you. I think we can talk this out. But I don’t know how long I can hold this crazy bastard back, so we’d better get to it. Come on, trust me. Didn’t I just keep Rummy from kicking your ass? I’m your friend!”

[Powell to visit Syria, focus on peace process](http://www.haaretzdaily.com/hasen/pages/ShArt.jhtml?itemNo=284927&contrassID=1&subContrassID=1&sbSubContrassID=0&listSrc=Y)

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> Powell said that diplomacy must be given the opportunity to resolve the problems between the two countries, and indicated that there had been a high level of contact between Washington and Damascus in recent days.

It’s called “Muscular Diplomacy”. Right now, the U.S. is in the perfect position to make it work, having just wiped the floor with the lunatic next door. And in my opinion, it’s the proper way to deal with the Arabs, because they respect strength. But you’ve got to walk a fine line between negotiating from strength and negotiating as if you’re a superior.

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**Author:** ![Morrigoon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/858c86/32.png) [@Morrigoon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morrigoon)\
**Post date:** [April 18, 2003, 6:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/war-on-syria-is-rumsfeld-nuts/169331/22 "2003-04-18T06:05:52Z")

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Oh man, I hope we don’t go to war with Syria. I was all for kicking Hussein’s ass all over the middle east, but I really think we should stop there if at all possible.

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**Author:** ![Estilicon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/848f3c/32.png) [@Estilicon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Estilicon)\
**Post date:** [April 18, 2003, 2:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/war-on-syria-is-rumsfeld-nuts/169331/23 "2003-04-18T14:21:53Z")

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> You’ve got to understand how this administration works, to put it in context. It’s called “Good Cop, Bad Cop”. Rumsfeld comes out and goes, “Oh, man, I’m going to KICK SYRIA’S ASS!”. Then Colin Powell jumps in front of him and says, “Don’t worry, Syria. I like you. I think we can talk this out. But I don’t know how long I can hold this crazy bastard back, so we’d better get to it. Come on, trust me. Didn’t I just keep Rummy from kicking your ass? I’m your friend!”

Then Bush whilebrushing his teeth sees the face of JESUS in the mirror that orders him to kill more infidels. Of course he obeys 🙂

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