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2005-01-07 Syria-Lebanon-Iran

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Posted by Steve 2005-01-07 9:47:56 AM|| || Front Page|| [10 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 The elder Assad was not as eager to invade his neighbors (except for several failed attempts against Israel).

Uh, what about Lebanon?

Posted by Phil Fraering 2005-01-07 11:00:54 AM|| [http://newsfromthefridge.typepad.com] 2005-01-07 11:00:54 AM|| Front Page Top

#2 The use of an and then a consonent is incorrect. The word an should be followed by a vowel not democracy.

Posted by Rightwing 2005-01-07 12:27:41 PM|| 2005-01-07 12:27:41 PM|| Front Page Top

#3 Generally true, Rightwing - but the rule is based on pronunciation, not spelling. Many words that begin with "H" are like that. For example: "an hour", or "an honor".

And this concludes our English lesson for the day!

Posted by Scooter McGruder 2005-01-07 2:17:08 PM|| 2005-01-07 2:17:08 PM|| Front Page Top

#4 Turned into a police state? Hell, they started out as a police state - the Ba'ath Party is directly modeled on the German National Socialist Party. You don't get much more fascist that that...

Posted by mojo 2005-01-07 5:17:19 PM|| 2005-01-07 5:17:19 PM|| Front Page Top

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