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I keep reading this stuff about "is Syria next?" and the natural question is what does the US Govt have against them. They don't have nukes, they haven't been invading other countries, they aren't even in the "Axis of Evil", in fact I never hear anything about this country.
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Syria is a Baathist regime, albeit infinitely less horrendous than Iraq's. Unlike Saudi Arabia, it has no real leverage and cannot block the oil markets in case of an invasion. It is also quite weak, and could be a suited country in the neoconservative dream of forcing the Middle East to become "democratic" and west-friendly."I have been reading up on the universe and have come to the conclusion that the universe is a good thing." -- Dissident
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There are reasons why I believe mankind should live in cities and let nature reclaim all the villages with the exception of a few we keep on display as horrific reminders of rural life.-Starchild
Meat eating and the dominance and force projected over animals that is acompanies it is a gateway or parallel to other prejudiced beliefs such as classism, misogyny, and even racism. -General LuddComment
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They support terrorism, including Hamas, Islamic Jihad, and Hezbollah.'There is a greater darkness than the one we fight. It is the darkness of the soul that has lost its way. The war we fight is not against powers and principalities, it is against chaos and despair. Greater than the death of flesh is the death of hope, the death of dreams. Against this peril we can never surrender. The future is all around us, waiting, in moments of transition, to be born in moments of revelation. No one knows the shape of that future or where it will take us. We know only that it is always born in pain.'"
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Well, they do have oil but not very much. Their production is a little more than 1/10 of Iran's for example.Comment
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It's believed they provide support for a number of terror organizations, and of course there is the added negative of them being next to and generally hostile towards Israel.
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They wear turbans, or something.Rethink Refuse Reduce Reuse
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I highly doubt that Bush has any plans to attack Syria. All this "syria next?" talk is mostly media speculation or wishful thinking.'There is a greater darkness than the one we fight. It is the darkness of the soul that has lost its way. The war we fight is not against powers and principalities, it is against chaos and despair. Greater than the death of flesh is the death of hope, the death of dreams. Against this peril we can never surrender. The future is all around us, waiting, in moments of transition, to be born in moments of revelation. No one knows the shape of that future or where it will take us. We know only that it is always born in pain.'"
G'Kar - from Babylon 5 episode "Z'ha'dum"Comment
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Just another country that threat American interests in the middle east, nothing new.Comment
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Syria may also be the source of many of the foreign terrorists currently in Iraq; that country opened its borders to people wishing to fight during Gulf War II."I'm moving to the Left" - Lancer
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There is a lot of talk of the Syrians burying Saddam's WMD for him.http://tools.wikimedia.de/~gmaxwell/jorbis/JOrbisPlayer.php?path=John+Williams+The+Imperial+M arch+from+The+Empire+Strikes+Back.ogg&wiki=enComment
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Jsut making our way slowly over to France."Just puttin on the foil" - Jeff Hanson
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Syria sucks, but take your pick
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e.g.Originally posted by Ned
There is a lot of talk of the Syrians burying Saddam's WMD for him."I read a book twice as fast as anybody else. First, I read the beginning, and then I read the ending, and then I start in the middle and read toward whatever end I like best." - Gracie AllenComment
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