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2003-11-29 Syria-Lebanon

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Posted by Steve White 2003-11-29 12:20:08 AM|| || Front Page|| [1 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 They may not do much direct buisness with the US, but they'd be in a tight spot if their harbors ended up being mined, and Turkey sealed their border.

Posted by Anonymous 2003-11-29 1:20:36 AM|| 2003-11-29 1:20:36 AM|| Front Page Top

#2 Hey Annon, It's you and me against the world. What?

Posted by Lucky 2003-11-29 2:05:28 AM|| 2003-11-29 2:05:28 AM|| Front Page Top

#3 Impose sanctions,ok.Park the 6th Fleet(I think the 6th is stationed in the Med)off the coast of Syria nothing,in nothing out.

Posted by Raptor 2003-11-29 7:35:06 AM|| 2003-11-29 7:35:06 AM|| Front Page Top

#4 What exactly is the point of a Syrian "prime minister"?

Posted by g wiz 2003-11-29 4:34:43 PM|| 2003-11-29 4:34:43 PM|| Front Page Top

#5 Otari was convicted of corruption in the nineteen eighties and somehow managed a comeback. His government is composed of more Baathists than at any time in years. Reports from Damascas indicate cracks in the Alawite structure, and the creation of a Syrian exile group in Washington indicates that the Bush people are taking a revolt in Syria quite seriously and they are probably helping it along.

Posted by Tancred 2003-11-29 8:21:00 PM|| 2003-11-29 8:21:00 PM|| Front Page Top

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