Joe Lieberman wrote a great piece on the how Syria is playing a huge part in the influx of Al Qaeda fighters and suicide bombers entering Iraq. Basically what happens is that an Al Qaeda operative will recruit someone from North Africa, Europe, etc., then Al Qaeda will fly them to Damascus, where they will be met by an Al Qaeda “handler”. The handler will then bring the recruit into Iraq via the Syrian border. It appears that Al Qaeda has made Syria their hub for recruits coming into Iraq.

Now the Damascus airport is the point of entry into Iraq for most of the suicide bombers who are killing innocent Iraqi citizens and American soldiers, and trying to break America’s will in this war. It is therefore time to demand that the Syrian regime stop playing travel agent for al Qaeda in Iraq.

When Congress reconvenes next month, we should set aside whatever differences divide us on Iraq and send a clear and unambiguous message to the Syrian regime, as we did last month to the Iranian regime, that the transit of al Qaeda suicide bombers through Syria on their way to Iraq is completely unacceptable, and it must stop.

We in the U.S. government should also begin developing a range of options to consider taking against Damascus International, unless the Syrian government takes appropriate action, and soon.

Responsible air carriers should be asked to stop flights into Damascus International, as long as it remains the main terminal of international terror. Despite its use by al Qaeda and Hezbollah terrorists, the airport continues to be serviced by many major non-U.S. carriers, including Alitalia, Air France, and British Airways.

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