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Is Assad that stupid?
Reader comment on item: Israel and Syria going to war?
Submitted by Oscar Navarro (United States), Jun 7, 2007 at 19:20
I can see a Israeli-Syrian confrontation in Lebanon more likely than a straight shoot e'm out in the Golan Heights. Assad has nothing to gain and everything to lose in a direct confrontation. This time, when the IDF has a clear route towards Damascus there will not be a big Russian bear to save them.
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