09-01-2004 22:17									#1
	What's the US Govt's problem with Syria? Get a bigger avatar today!

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.

	09-01-2004 22:24									#2
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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.

	09-01-2004 22:35									#3
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So they don't even have oil?

	09-01-2004 22:37									#4
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They support terrorism, including Hamas, Islamic Jihad, and Hezbollah.

	09-01-2004 22:39									#5
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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.

	09-01-2004 22:45									#6
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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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	09-01-2004 22:54									#7
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They wear turbans, or something.

	09-01-2004 23:03									#8
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quote: they aren't even in the "Axis of Evil"

They're not?

	10-01-2004 01:26									#9
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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.

	10-01-2004 02:02									#10
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Just another country that threat American interests in the middle east, nothing new.

	10-01-2004 02:25									#11
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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.

	10-01-2004 02:31									#12
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There is a lot of talk of the Syrians burying Saddam's WMD for him.

	10-01-2004 02:56									#13
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Jsut making our way slowly over to France.

	10-01-2004 03:00									#14
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	10-01-2004 03:03									#15
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quote: Originally posted by Ned There is a lot of talk of the Syrians burying Saddam's WMD for him.

e.g.

	10-01-2004 03:04									#16
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If those are the reasons, why is Syria higher on the list than Libya, which is worse offender in each of those categories.

	10-01-2004 03:06									#17
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Umm... Cause Kadafi just folded like a house of cards perhaps?

	10-01-2004 05:22									#18
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Because you trust Kadhafi?

	10-01-2004 05:47									#19
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quote: They wear turbans, or something.

	10-01-2004 06:12									#20
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Syria has also been reported to have a very large chemical weapons stash, loaded on rockets which could cover a good part of it's neighbours.

It has also been reportedly supporting Hezbulla, which killed over 300 american citizens over the years.

	10-01-2004 20:03									#21
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quote: Yes, evil nations with their weapons of mass destruction. Free nations don't develope weapons of mass destruction.

I never said free nations don't develop WMDs.

Free nations however, will usually do their best to avoid using it.

Non free nations though, will use it as soon as they can. That doesn't mean "as soon as they are capable" but as soon as they can use it, and get away with it politically. Like Saddam did with the Kurds and Iran.

Obviously threatening war and sanctions on WMD posessing countries.

quote: Translation: Israel needs a buffer zone free of ragheads nod controlled by US. A good excuse to create such is to claim that every arab leader nearby is "supporting terrorism".

Translation: VJ is an idiot who doesn't care about anything but only about his anti-western screwed little view of the world.

I also must say that you are the only person I know (on poly or in real life) that uses the word 'ragheads'.

	10-01-2004 20:12									#22
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What's your view of "Gameboy" Assad?

	10-01-2004 20:16									#23
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Who exactly are you asking?

	10-01-2004 21:29									#24
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Syria probably has chemical weapons.

But, seeing how it supports terroist organizations (mainly Hezbollah and Islamic Jihad), and has training camps there, I will completely support the US in case they invade Syria.

	10-01-2004 21:33									#25
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quote: Originally posted by Solver Syria probably has chemical weapons. But, seeing how it supports terroist organizations (mainly Hezbollah and Islamic Jihad), and has training camps there, I will completely support the US in case they invade Syria.

OKee Dohkee, How's about letting your boys in uniform do the daily dieing for ours if this little fun festival ever comes to pass?

	10-01-2004 21:35									#26
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Any boys in uniforms would be good to invade Syria.

	10-01-2004 21:36									#27
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Lousy, lousy interviews. And aren't we a little behind? When is the next one coming out?

	10-01-2004 21:38									#28
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Yeah, yeah, continue your feeble attempts...

	10-01-2004 21:39									#29
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Where are they? What happened?

	10-01-2004 21:39									#30
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Did you get discouraged?