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Originally posted by juanvaldes
Okay, I hate the mainstream news of late (have you seen the fox clips? eeks....another thread another thread) anyway, why are we interested in Syria? Is it just convient since we are already in the area or what?
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Syria, under the previous leader, has been a massive supporter of international terrorism, together with Iran. They're also in control of most of Lebanon, including the infamous Bakaa valley, home of many a terrorist group. They're actively opposing the peace process in Israel, and supporting Palestinian terror groups that oppose peace too. They're probably responsible for that terror attack on the US Marines in Lebanon too.
If you take out Syria, you take out big player in the terrorism scene, and you'd finally free Lebanon.
But after Iraq, I think governments in that area will start to worry; they could be next if they fuck up. I think you'll see a gradual shift to more US-friendly actions (on the outside anyway), especially if US troops remain in Iraq for a while (military bases, or protection force, or whatever).
As for North-Korea... the US are not likely to go to war over their actions. A preemptive strike will lead to China's involvement. If NK strikes first, they're toast, and everyone knows that.