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In reply to the discussion: Pic Of The Moment: Romney Fails Commander-In-Chief Test [View all]bvar22
(39,909 posts)31. "Assad is Iran's only ally"... only if you've never heard of the following:
Lebanon
China
Russia
India
Pakistan
Cuba
Iraq (Google it)
Afghanistan (even though you never hear it in the media they really are allies!)
Venezuela ( and other Latin American Oil Allies of Venezuela)
North Korea
The "Stans" and regions bordering Afghanistan and Southern Russia that are controlled by fundamentalist Muslim sects that are loyal to the Iranian Religious leaders.
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If only. Romney's base doesn't have a clue how to find Iran on a map. Nor do they care.
yardwork
Oct 2012
#18
....and having a navy in the Mediterranean is essential...in 1467. Flight hasn't been invented yet.
yardwork
Oct 2012
#19
syria isn't in the position to guarantee anything to anyone right now
Dog Gone at Penigma
Oct 2012
#37
Willie might be confusing Iran with Iraq. Not a good quality in a world leader.
valerief
Oct 2012
#25
I thought the same thing - "well, it's just one letter - what's the difference?"
spooky3
Oct 2012
#61
Because he cares about one thing and one thing only: money. Nothing else matters.
Initech
Oct 2012
#39
New Rule: No More Wars Until You Can Accurately Locate the Country You Want To Invade on a Globe
Yavin4
Oct 2012
#43
No, sorry, it was ludicrous. He clearly has almost no knowledge of the region's geography.
tclambert
Oct 2012
#71