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2003-12-19 Middle East

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Posted by phil_b 2003-12-19 4:45:36 PM|| || Front Page|| [1 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 A few months ago, John Loftus, a lawyer and former intelligence officer who has amazing intelligence contacts, said something to the effect that the US military invasion of Syria would occur in the Spring. The US wants to get Iraq's WMD, which are buried in Lebanon's (thus, Syria's) Bekaa Valley and in Syria at a site near Alleppo, and Assad's uncooperativeness (is that a word?) in controlling the infiltration of foreign fighters will be his downfall. He also said that Syria would fall in about three days to US forces.

Posted by Tibor 2003-12-19 5:28:02 PM|| 2003-12-19 5:28:02 PM|| Front Page Top

#2 Gaddafi's move might put more pressure on Syria. I would not be that pessimistic unless Assad is a real dumbo. I mean, he probably won't have enough time to grow a beard. You know, THAT kind of a beard...

Posted by True German Ally 2003-12-19 6:03:22 PM|| 2003-12-19 6:03:22 PM|| Front Page Top

#3 If "ace operative" Imad Mughniyeh is even involved, I can almost guarantee he will "lead" the "Islamic side" into "battle" from the comfort of his Lebanese hideout.

There, that uses up my quota of sneer quotes for the day...

Posted by Carl in N.H. 2003-12-19 6:16:17 PM|| 2003-12-19 6:16:17 PM|| Front Page Top

#4 ...both the Syrian and Iranian regimes are gone.
Gone, as in, 'overthrown,' gone, or 'vaporized,' gone?

Posted by Glenn (not Reynolds) 2003-12-19 6:21:58 PM|| 2003-12-19 6:21:58 PM|| Front Page Top

#5 I've always thought the DEBKA guys are either 2 Israeli teenage boys who wear tin foil hats 24/7 and post from their Tel Aviv basement or they're incredible ex-Mossad military geniuses.
But DEBKA creds or no, we can all see that the Road to peace has led to Baghdad and now leads to Tehran and Damascus, if not all the way to Beirut, too.
There must be rÃ©gime change in these countries around Iraq, but how that will go down--and yes, it will probably be in the next year--will be the interesting and fun part.
I hope Fred is making the popcorn and the drinks! ;-)

Posted by Jennie Taliaferro 2003-12-19 7:21:04 PM|| [http://www.greatestjeneration.com] 2003-12-19 7:21:04 PM|| Front Page Top

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