[Almondjoy]

Just like how all Christians believe the inquisition was a good thing right?

[wardaddy]

Would you care to compare the relative few thousand who died in the various Inquisitions over 500 years with the millions who have died in Islamic wars for territory or religious purification?

That sort of insane equivocation of Christian Western culture with Islam's steady history of war for religious submission has no place on a conservative forum. That is pure politically correct deconstructionist anti-Western culture poppycock better served up on a leftist forum where Christian and Western hating is part of the dogma.

Btw....right now. How many folks in the world are being murdered by Christians for being infidels?

Now, how many by Islamists for being Infidels?

But back to the original question here....were Syria genuine to some degree I would not discount working with them if it could put them more in our camp. Who woulda thought Egypt's Nasser or Qaddafi or even the Hashemites would one day decide to roll with Uncle Sam at least at the top?

We have made deals with tyrants before versus the alternatives...

Somoza or Sandies?

Pinochet or Allende?

Brasilian Junta or Leftists?

Colombian Paramilitary rovers or FARC/ELN?

Heavy handed Fujimora or maniacal Senderos and Tupacs?

and so forth..