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Subject: syria should be next
tank    6/8/2004 1:55:06 AM
Lets face face we all know syria support for terror.WE all know the hate they teach in there schools.WE all know about there wmds.If the U.S. is to remain serious in the war on terror syria should most certianly be next on the list. For the u.s. to start to put it values in to the middle east and change the mindset for the future of the free world IRAQ,SYRIA, and iranian leadership must go. The world presently may not like it but it's a nessicity for future world peace.So hopefully bush will be re-elected and will then be able to fullfill the plans of the administration.The middle east needs a complete overhaul just like my hometeam the d.tigers had it can be turned into respectable member of society.IN closing lets roll and not be turned back by the liberals which have forgotten 9/11 quicker than billy boy shooting some cruise missles at a aspiren factory and killing a janitor on a sunday morning.
 
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displacedjim    RE:syria should be next   6/8/2004 3:40:13 PM
Tank, sounds likely to me. I assume this has been the plan all along. I think it just got derailed a bit as pacifying/remolding Iraq is absorbing more resources and political capital than planned. I think the original timetable put Syria at around September 2004, but now I wouldn't expect Act III to begin until after the November elections. As my assumption for the plan for Iran would still require a fair amount of special operations preparation, I'd wager Syria is next, along about April 2005. Works for me; I've only been home two months and I miss it already. Invading Syria is a free ticket to being recalled to my cushy rear-echelon desk job yet again if I want it. Displacedjim
 
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mystique    RE:syria should be next   6/8/2004 11:22:48 PM
i wouldn't be to anxious to invade syria. after what happened in iraq with the prisoner scandal, you could bet the people would definitely defend there homeland and self dignity. besides this democracy in the middle east will only create more problems for the u.s. case in point, with elections set for in iraq, you know a shia is going to be elected...civil war...ok if not, u.s. invades syria...did anyone think what turkey would do to stop the kurds from gaining independence? also did anyone hear about the latest poll in saudi arabia aired on fox news? 50% of the people polled back usama bin laden!! now that's a major f***in problem. so to promote democracy in the middle east might not work out like we hope it would...rather keep bashar assad in power because he is running a secular govt. instead of having an elected radical in power. btw, they do not teach whabism in there schools. maybe private schools, but the govt. funded schools.
 
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jofredes    RE:syria should be next   6/15/2004 9:30:37 AM
On the other hand if the US invaded, crushed the Syrian army and withdrawed and an islamist government took over, they wouldn't have a regular army left to be any serious threat to it's neighbours, with all the heavy equipment destroyed.
 
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swami    RE:syria should be next   10/26/2004 6:25:18 PM
About one year ago I would have agree with you, but now I think we must deal with Iran first. We cannot afford to wait until they have nukes, and airstrikes can only delay the problem. In another thread in the Iran section, I raise a possible scenario entitled "Khuzestan Incursion... Realistic?". Basically, I argue that rather than an all-out invasion, we should take and hold the Khuzestan region that borders Iraq and holds virtually all of Iran's oil. Then we demand that the mullahs give up power. With Iraq and Iran down, Syria is pretty easy to deal with. Plus it gives us leverage to force a settlement on the Israeli/Palestinian problem. Tell me what you think.
 
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Shirrush    RE:syria should be next   10/26/2004 8:10:30 PM
Right. But Mystique is damn right, and the way to do it is to turn Syria into something like Egypt, a nonshooting enemy with a police state generating huge amounts of hatred and festering in it's Malthusian nightmare dipsh!tness. At least that'd keep the Islamists in check, most of the time, like Egypt does. Assad-the-young has made overtures to Israel lately. Sharon could rise to the challenge, and secure a peace agreement with Syria that neutralizes both terror and the Iranian influence, without giving up too large a chunk of the Golan.
 
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displacedjim    RE:syria should be next   12/20/2005 5:35:37 PM
Man oh man, is somebody cruising for a smack-down, or what? Displacedjim ---- Report: Syria Agrees to Hide Iran Nukes http://www.worldtribune.com/worldtribune/WTARC/2005/me_syria_12_19.html LONDON — Syria has signed a pledge to store Iranian nuclear weapons and missiles. The London-based Jane's Defence Weekly reported that Iran and Syria signed a strategic accord meant to protect either country from international pressure regarding their weapons programs. The magazine, citing diplomatic sources, said Syria agreed to store Iranian materials and weapons should Teheran come under United Nations sanctions. Iran also pledged to grant haven to any Syrian intelligence officer indicted by the UN or Lebanon. Five Syrian officers have been questioned by the UN regarding the Hariri assassination, Middle East Newsline reported. "The sensitive chapter in the accord includes Syria's commitment to allow Iran to safely store weapons, sensitive equipment or even hazardous materials on Syrian soil should Iran need such help in a time of crisis," Jane's said. The accord also obligated Syria to continue to supply the Iranian-sponsored Hizbullah with weapons, ammunition and communications. Iran has been the leading weapons supplier to Hizbullah, with about 15,000 missiles and rockets along the Israeli-Lebanese border. The accord, negotiations of which began in 2004, was signed on Nov. 14 and meant to prepare for economic sanctions imposed on either Iran or Syria. Under the accord, Jane's said, Iran would relay financial aid to Syria in an effort to ease Western sanctions in wake of the UN determination that Damascus was responsible for the assassination of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri. Iran also pledged to supply a range of military aid to Syria. Jane's cited technology for weapons of mass destruction as well as conventional arms, ammunition and training of Syrian military. Teheran would seek to upgrade Syrian ballistic missiles and chemical weapons systems. Under the accord, Iran would also be prepared to operate "advanced weapon systems in Syria during a military confrontation." Jane's said. "The new strategic accord is based on the existing military MoUs, with the addition of the sensitive chapter dealing with cooperation in times of international sanctions or military conflict," Jane's reported.
 
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