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To: DavesM who wrote (465544)	9/26/2003 2:16:32 PM
From: sylvester80	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 769670

WRONG! Lebanon and Syria are NOT secular. Saddam's Iraq was. Not anymore thanks to Bush.

To: DavesM who wrote (465544)	9/26/2003 2:58:30 PM
From: DuckTapeSunroof	Respond to of 769670

"I believe that Lebanon is still a secular country. Syria is at least as secular as Iraq." >>> Angels dancing on the head of a pin. Let's just say Lebanon ain't what it was in the '50s... and Syria is a long way away from tolerating religious expression --- except for the dominant creed. "It is probably a mistake to call Iraq secular anyway," >>> Yep. It's a relative thing. "as most important positions in the government were held by direct relatives and kinsmen (of Saddam) from Tikrit." >>> That would make it 'tribal'. "All things considered, Egypt and Jordan is probably more secular than Iraq ever was." >>> Interesting.