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pennylane100

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5. Thanks for the info.

Reply to riderinthestorm (Reply #4)

Wed Jun 13, 2012, 07:28 PM

Jun 2012

I did not realize that Assad was Shia in a Sunni country. I also noted after doing a little googling that Assad's father and Saddam Hussein were both members of the Ba'ath Party.

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Well, of course Saudi Arabia is hungry for war Scootaloo Jun 2012 #1

Wow! One of the MOST important articles on Syria out there right now. Must read! riderinthestorm Jun 2012 #2

I started reading the article but was puzzled by a statement the author made about Syria. pennylane100 Jun 2012 #3

The area is flooded with outside actors working thru proxies. Its impossible to say who's bloodier riderinthestorm Jun 2012 #4

Thanks for the info. pennylane100 Jun 2012 #5

The article's author is hardly a neutral observer. UnrepentantLiberal Jun 2012 #6