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2018-04-18 Syria-Lebanon-Iran

White House desperately trying to put together Arab force to take over from U.S. soldiers and Marines in Syria within months, Saudis say willing

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Posted by Skidmark 2018-04-18 00:00|| || Front Page|| [4 views ] Top

#1 "desperately"... slant your ledes much?

Posted by Shaling Angeresing2962 2018-04-18 06:22|| 2018-04-18 06:22|| Front Page Top

#2 Gee, I'm old enough to remember when Syria and Egypt was (were?) the same country.

Posted by AlanC 2018-04-18 08:38|| 2018-04-18 08:38|| Front Page Top

#3 "desperately"... slant your ledes much?

The Daily Mail does like to get the adrenalin pumping, to be sure. It’s one of the benefits they provide their readers.

Posted by trailing wife 2018-04-18 10:18|| 2018-04-18 10:18|| Front Page Top

#4 Trying to get Arabs to protect Kurds, Marxist ones at that, could get interesting.

Posted by Large Ulerens5656 2018-04-18 13:24|| 2018-04-18 13:24|| Front Page Top

#5 A negotiation with the Russians to move out of their sphere of influence in trade for the bombing run as a signal to Iran.

Posted by Skidmark 2018-04-18 15:58|| 2018-04-18 15:58|| Front Page Top

#6 Saudi's just need to tell Arab's at the Hajj that the only way to get the Christians out of the middle east is if they join up for a unified Arab force. You'd probably get double your expected numbers.

Posted by Spirt Henbane9901 2018-04-18 22:38|| 2018-04-18 22:38|| Front Page Top

#7 Easy - give the Kurds artillery and heavy weaponry, and SAMs. They can handle the rest. And the Turks would shit themselves

Posted by Injun Bucket8891 2018-04-18 23:38|| 2018-04-18 23:38|| Front Page Top