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2006-07-25 Syria-Lebanon-Iran
Discontent in Syria as more neighbours drop in
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Posted by Steve 2006-07-25 13:17|| || Front Page|| [11137 views since 2007-05-07]  Top

#1 Destroy the Syrian economy?

Rove isn't even this smart (or is he?....)
Posted by Mullah Richard 2006-07-25 13:57||   2006-07-25 13:57|| Front Page Top

#2 I'd wager anyone running to Syria considers them a "friend" rather than a "former occupier". Can you say "purge"?
Posted by Steve">Steve  2006-07-25 14:07||   2006-07-25 14:07|| Front Page Top

#3 and there is a popular perception that they are contributing to a rising crime rate.

Since a number of them are Palestinians from the Ein el Hilweh refugee camp, I have no doubt that the crime rate is rising significantly.
Posted by trailing wife 2006-07-25 14:08||   2006-07-25 14:08|| Front Page Top

#4 Not Refugees. Undocumented aliens.
Posted by DarthVader 2006-07-25 14:12||   2006-07-25 14:12|| Front Page Top

#5 Crime rate should be the least of Syria's concern. If the refugees stay there, there is going to be a sectarian war. Popcorn please. It's ironic that the very thing Syria wanted to export, they just imported it. Good luck and Good night.
Posted by Poison Reverse 2006-07-25 14:14||   2006-07-25 14:14|| Front Page Top

#6 The Lebanese should stay for 29 years . . . just until Syria stabilizes.
Posted by Tibor 2006-07-25 14:29|| http://incompetenttibor.blogspot.com]">[http://incompetenttibor.blogspot.com]  2006-07-25 14:29|| Front Page Top

#7 " If the refugees stay there, there is going to be a sectarian war. "

IF the refugees are Shia, AND they stay there, they will be reinforcements for the regime in any sectarian war.
Posted by liberalhawk 2006-07-25 14:53||   2006-07-25 14:53|| Front Page Top

#8 "Pre-Legal" aliens, Darth. The term is "Pre-Legal".

Just so you know.............
Posted by Mullah Richard 2006-07-25 15:20||   2006-07-25 15:20|| Front Page Top

#9 Shouldn't we, y'know, be printing up comic books to explain how to sneak into Syria "safely"?
Posted by mojo">mojo  2006-07-25 15:42||   2006-07-25 15:42|| Front Page Top

#10 Considering that the majority of refugees coming from Lebanon are likley Shia leaning Hezbollah types, the Syrian Alawite/Shia government is probably releived to have some more backers.

The waves of Sunni from Iraq were more likely to destabalize the Syrian goverenment.

The economic impact although from both parties will be hard felt by the Syrian people but then that is the love of Dictators the pain of the people is really irrelevent.
Posted by C-Low 2006-07-25 16:14||   2006-07-25 16:14|| Front Page Top

#11 And I thought I had problems when my wife's relatives stay at our place.
Posted by Perfesser 2006-07-25 16:39||   2006-07-25 16:39|| Front Page Top

#12 And this is a problem, because...? Hey, when you sh*t in your messkit, sometimes you get splashed. Syria figured that Hiz would take a few IDF hostages, some tit for tat, and that would be it. They did not reckon that Israel would have had enough and started to kick Hiz from here to Sunday. Got to think this stuff through before you help it out. Get all the refugees routed to Syria.

Where in blazes is Barbara Scolaut? Ima got a powerful hunger for buttered popcorn.
Posted by Alaska Paul">Alaska Paul  2006-07-25 16:40||   2006-07-25 16:40|| Front Page Top

#13 Tell us about it.

/Houston
Posted by Seafarious">Seafarious  2006-07-25 17:16||   2006-07-25 17:16|| Front Page Top

#14 They simply will have to return to Lebanon, get a temporary visa, and then get at the back of the line.

The proprietaries must be obsevered at all times
Posted by kelly 2006-07-25 17:44||   2006-07-25 17:44|| Front Page Top

#15 Not that simple. AFAIK Alwaites are very liberal in things such as alcohol or treatment of women. Shia or not Shia I don't think there is that much sympathy between them and orthodox shiites a la Khomeini. BTW I think the ones are part of 7 imams Shiism and the others from 12 imams Shiism. Ie the 7 imam people consider the 12 imap people as heretics for admiitinbg 5 false imams while the 12 imams people despise the 7 imam people for not accepting the 5 additional imams.
Posted by JFM">JFM  2006-07-25 18:04||   2006-07-25 18:04|| Front Page Top

#16 After reading this http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alawi
it is quite evident that mainstream shia hate alawites.
Posted by JFM">JFM  2006-07-25 18:10||   2006-07-25 18:10|| Front Page Top

#17 Uh huh....that certainly clears that up.

I could have been wrong about the need for a visa.
Posted by kelly 2006-07-25 18:12||   2006-07-25 18:12|| Front Page Top

#18 It is never wrong to call for the proprieties to be observed, kelly dear. Warmed me right down to the cockles of me 'eart, it did indeed! ;-)
Posted by trailing wife 2006-07-25 20:01||   2006-07-25 20:01|| Front Page Top

#19 Israel's secret weapon: nobody wants the Paleos. By the way, I have met Syrian-Americans who would be insulted to be referred to as an Arab.
Posted by Griper Whegum8464 2006-07-25 22:27||   2006-07-25 22:27|| Front Page Top

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