[jmc1969]

I didn't know Bashar al-Assad was in power in 1983.

Assad is an asshole, but he isn't the one that will very soon have a nuke and wants to turn his country into a great suicide bomber that will wipe out the Middle East.

Compared to the rappidly building threat of Iran, Assad is a whimpy loser.

[Lurker]

Assad is a murdering thug. His regime would fold in a week once we roll a couple of armored divisions his way. Once that's done, Iran is totally isolated in the world.

Crushing Syria has the added bonus of taking a lot of pressure of Lebanon. It would also allow our guys to get into the Bekka Valley and locate the WMDs that are stored there. Another benefit is that the Syrian jihadis won't be able to slip across the border and murder American GIs.

I say we take the 'low hanging fruit', and knock off Syria before Iran.

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