Syria will never make peace with Israel

The so-called Syrian peace negotiations are a sham. Want proof? Just listen to the words of one of the man who says he’s interested in peace. And oh yeah—about that democracy thing? Not in Syria.

Syrian President Bashar Assad says his country will not recognize Israel before a peace accord is reached, and that democracy is not a goal for Syria.

In a television interview to France 2, Assad says ”it is impossible for recognition to occur before a peace accord.” He says there would be ”reciprocal recognition” if and when such an accord is reached. He said democracy is ”not a goal” for Syria. He said Syria’s goal is stability and that democracy is a ”means to improve the country and reintroduce freedoms.”

Just hours after receiving his French counterpart Nicholas Sarkozy in Damascus, Assad said that while he supports peace efforts, he continues to stand behind the Shiite Hizbullah.

On Wednesday Assad said that talks with Israel were opening the door to peace, but on Thursday he stressed that his country had no intention of breaking ties with the Lebanese terror organization.

He’s speaking from both sides of his mouth. Assad doesn’t want peace. He wants the survival of Bashar Assad overall. And he certainly doesn’t want peace with Israel:

He added, “We don’t see any interest in abandoning the resistance. Our position has always been clear. Our position toward the resistance against any occupation in Iraq, Lebanon and Palestine is firm and has not changed. I don’t believe it will change until the occupation changes.”

Why is it, exactly, that Olmert wants to talk to this man? It’s obvious he’s lying about peace. Then again, Olmert doesn’t seem to have anything but his own political survival at heart. That might explain why he’d want to talk to an obvious liar.