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**afmo** · 10-27-2008, 08:54 PM

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Originally Posted by CrAz3D

Should we allow Cubans to persecute their political dissidents in our country? After all, those dissidents wouldn't be here if we just tightened our borders.

a completely different can of worms....

however, Syria is running a proxy war inside Iraq by funneling fighters to kill our service members. Don't play if you don't want to get hurt.

**KEVWYO** · 10-28-2008, 01:17 AM

From a Michael Yon online article ...

Pajamas Media » Syria-Iraq: Bloody Border, Messy Politics

"Still, now comes the political posturing. The Iraqi government has condemned the action and is claiming that they didn’t authorize the U.S. attack. Of course Syria is doing the same. That’s okay. This is one way we give the new Iraqi government cover to do what has to be done. We can take the blame; they have to coexist with their neighbors. So we are a convenient public bad guy for both sides. But there is little doubt that Iraqis are taking some comfort that the “bad guy” is not respecting a border that is violated repeatedly by Syria. Syria has played a dangerous game, with few consequences until yesterday. If Syria wants its border to be respected, it will have to respect the border with Iraq."

ichy_trigger · 10-28-2008, 08:32 AM

Its not like Syria can really do anything to retaliate against us except possibly engage us in Iraq.

10-28-2008, 01:17 AM	#22
KEVWYO XDTalk 5K Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Oregon Posts: 7,771	From a Michael Yon online article ... Pajamas Media » Syria-Iraq: Bloody Border, Messy Politics "Still, now comes the political posturing. The Iraqi government has condemned the action and is claiming that they didn’t authorize the U.S. attack. Of course Syria is doing the same. That’s okay. This is one way we give the new Iraqi government cover to do what has to be done. We can take the blame; they have to coexist with their neighbors. So we are a convenient public bad guy for both sides. But there is little doubt that Iraqis are taking some comfort that the “bad guy” is not respecting a border that is violated repeatedly by Syria. Syria has played a dangerous game, with few consequences until yesterday. If Syria wants its border to be respected, it will have to respect the border with Iraq."
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10-28-2008, 08:32 AM	#23
ichy_trigger XDTalk 10K Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Dayton, Ohio Posts: 10,285	Its not like Syria can really do anything to retaliate against us except possibly engage us in Iraq. __________________ "The person who has nothing for which he is willing to fight, nothing which is more important than his own personal safety, is a miserable creature and has no chance of being free unless made and kept so by the exertions of better men than himself." http://militarysignatures.com/signatures/member2645.png
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