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To: MinorityRepublican

The officer corps used to be Maronites. They were replaced primarily by Shiites during Syrian control. There is a sizable number of Shiites in the Army. I don't think they'll join up with Hezbollah, but I simply cannot imagine that they would not put up at least a token resistance to an Israeli ground invasion, if only to save face.


20 posted on 07/21/2006 10:33:44 PM PDT by Rightwing Conspiratr1
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To: Rightwing Conspiratr1

The officer corps is still Marionite


31 posted on 07/21/2006 11:55:28 PM PDT by weegie
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To: Rightwing Conspiratr1

Their version of token resistance would be to instruct their soldiers to fight valiantly while they prepare to rush to headquarters for further instructions -- incidentally taking with them a nice change of civilian clothes, a passport, and all the money they can beg, borrow or steal.


38 posted on 07/22/2006 12:58:32 AM PDT by Ronin (Ut iusta esse, lex noblis severus necesse est.)
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