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Originally posted by Food Eater Lad
If we gave say, Sryia the cash we gave Isreal, would could have a military presence there, they would be our eyes and ears, and best, we wouldnt have the hatred of the Arab world.
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That would be like paying the foxes to guard the henhouse.
My money says that Saddam, along with all his chemical and biological ordnance, is a protected guest of Syria. I also believe that most of the non-Iraqi fighters responsible for ambushing U.S. soldiers every day crossed into Iraq from Syria.
There's only one nation in the Middle East that shares our interests - and that is Israel.
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Oh - and <b>The_Dude</b> - I meant "compared to Israel" we have lots of money. Perhaps I should have said, "We spend lots of money."