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2003-07-15 Syria-Lebanon

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Posted by Fred Pruitt 2003-07-15 00:06|| || Front Page|| [2 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Freedom is considered a disease in places like Syria and Iran. If Syria does fall without the force or American arms, then the impact of the Second Gulf War is truly astounding.

Posted by Douglas De Bono 2003-7-15 12:09:51 AM|| [www.DouglasDeBono.com] 2003-7-15 12:09:51 AM|| Front Page Top

#2 The first Gorby of the ME.

This should be very interesting.

Posted by Anonymous 2003-7-15 12:51:03 AM|| 2003-7-15 12:51:03 AM|| Front Page Top

#3 Dictators that have given up power willingly: I think both South Korea and Taiwan had dictatorships that morphed into democracies. Somewhere in there someone had to give up a bit of power. Oh, and there is also General Pinochet, who gave up power willingly.

It is a short list and only includes Western allies.

Posted by Yank 2003-7-15 10:46:36 AM|| 2003-7-15 10:46:36 AM|| Front Page Top

#4 In Taiwan they had to wait for Chiang Kai Shek to die.

Posted by Fred 2003-7-15 1:52:40 PM|| 2003-7-15 1:52:40 PM|| Front Page Top

#5 "Freedom is considered a disease in places like Syria and Iran."

An infectious disease, is the Wolfowitz theory, i think.

Posted by liberalhawk 2003-7-15 3:15:26 PM|| 2003-7-15 3:15:26 PM|| Front Page Top

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