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2005-10-04 Syria-Lebanon-Iran

Will Assad Save Himself by Going the Way of Qaddafi?

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Posted by Steve 2005-10-04 09:45|| || Front Page|| [8 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Will Assad Save Himself by Going the Way of Qaddafi?
In a word, no. I doubt baby Assad has the strength to give up anyone big - he would be out in a flash. Better for him to play the Russky (Putty-the-whore) card. They would love to keep a client in the region.

Posted by Spot">Spot 2005-10-04 10:15|| 2005-10-04 10:15|| Front Page Top

#2 Or develop a debilitating "illness" that keeps him safely under their control while preventing any reforms.

Posted by lotp 2005-10-04 10:23|| 2005-10-04 10:23|| Front Page Top

#3 I'm betting the UN will wimp out. Popcorn?

Posted by Darrell 2005-10-04 10:56|| 2005-10-04 10:56|| Front Page Top

#4 Funny, I thought they were doing everything they could do to stop the flow of terrorists to Iraq, and Bush was lying when he said they were'nt. Must of been an oversite.

Posted by plainslow 2005-10-04 11:12|| 2005-10-04 11:12|| Front Page Top

#5 Like Libya, Syria would dismantle its chemical and biological weapons and its nuclear program, as well as its WMD-capable missiles.

I realize this is DEBKA, but that is an interesting little tidbit. I wasn't aware that Syria had an active community of scientists. (To be honest, I thought they were all shopkeepers, soldiers and terrorists.)

Posted by trailing wife 2005-10-04 11:53|| 2005-10-04 11:53|| Front Page Top

#6 Yes - some of them got their start in Iraq and went home to Syria, some are Iraqi exiles.

Posted by lotp 2005-10-04 12:05|| 2005-10-04 12:05|| Front Page Top

#7 sounds like that "hot pursuit" policy needs to be updated if they demand we talk about Golan, West Bank, yadda yadda first. We will be dictating the terms, ya pencil-necked geek

Posted by Frank G">Frank G 2005-10-04 12:40|| 2005-10-04 12:40|| Front Page Top

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