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To: LindyBill who wrote (21211)12/23/2003 8:39:31 AM
From: michael97123  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 793717
 
LB,
We all be sure that this was a result of the iraq war when syria does the same thing. A little more complicated there for reasons of geography and the fact that syria has land to get back from israel. But i think syria may be the next breakthrough sometime in 2004. Assad the younger needs more to be a player in the new world, than being a rejectionist in the arab world. If he is to have a future in the region, it is time for him to switch gears. If Khaddafi could do it and apparently get a free pass from past acts, so can bashir. The good news with syria is that they have a long history of honoring agreements although bargaining with them often is a nightmare. mike



To: LindyBill who wrote (21211)12/23/2003 9:15:36 AM
From: Lane3  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 793717
 
This pretty well ends the Left's argument that Iraq had nothing to do with Gadifi's decision.

It seems reasonable to conclude that the war was more of a help than a hindrance in that. Pretty hard to argue otherwise, even without Gadhafi's confirmation. Hard to tell how big a factor it was, though. Or whether Libya has anything to hide or not. They seem to have been moving in the right direction for a while now so I'm sanguine.


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