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2003-11-30 Europe

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Posted by Fred Pruitt 2003-11-30 13:05|| || Front Page|| [9 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Syria's been on the Turkish shitlist for a while... they must be feeling the pincers close from Iraq, Turkey, and Israel

Posted by Frank G 2003-11-30 1:20:36 PM|| 2003-11-30 1:20:36 PM|| Front Page Top

#2 "Hand 'em over."
"No."
*click click*
"OK OK! How many? Which ones? Errr... just say when!"

Posted by Pete Stanley 2003-11-30 2:33:40 PM|| 2003-11-30 2:33:40 PM|| Front Page Top

#3 Syria is surrounded on three sides by governments pissed off by their little terrorist harboring game. They only have their route to the Med now to get to their sugar daddies in Saudi Arabia. Check out the map here.

So whether or not the Turks like it, they are now helping on the WoT by putting the heat on Syria. A Syria on the defensive is a good Syria.

Posted by Alaska Paul 2003-11-30 4:28:25 PM|| 2003-11-30 4:28:25 PM|| Front Page Top

#4 I was just looking at the map I linked above. I wonder how much communication, commerce, covert activity travels between Saudi Arabia and Syria through Jordan. In other words, how porous is that border? Anybody have any info or thoughts on the subject?

Posted by Alaska Paul 2003-11-30 6:25:34 PM|| 2003-11-30 6:25:34 PM|| Front Page Top

#5 The Syrians are running scared. You better believe they can look at a map. It's a good bet that the Turks gave them the word: notice whose on your eastern border? Good friends of ours and they're real pissed at you.

This is also very typical behavior for them. When they're afraid they suddenly get real cooperative in the WoT. We should keep them very, very afraid.

Posted by RMcLeod 2003-11-30 11:18:11 PM|| 2003-11-30 11:18:11 PM|| Front Page Top

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