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To: Scripts who wrote (22294)	1/17/2005 10:14:18 AM
From: sea_urchin	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 81821

Ed > I suspect there is a greater chance that the US will bomb Iran and/or Syria than try to occupy either country. Current reality has at least moved to the idea that subduing Iraq is beyond the US ability--adding to the task is not likely. But bombing from a great height is a much safer choice It seems that's not what Assad thinks. worldtribune.com >>"The chances of the United States invading Syria these days are extremely low," a Western intelligence source said. "But Assad doesn't believe that." The sources said Assad has acquired funding commitments from Iran and Saudi Arabia to facilitate the Russian arms deal. They said Assad planned to demand immediate transfers of such systems as the SA-18 surface-to-air missile, Kornet-E anti-tank weapon and a Russian upgrade of Syrian artillery. "This is not the first time Israel and the United States, individually or jointly, have interfered to halt Syrian defense plans," Syrian analyst Imad Shueibi said. "What the United States and Israel want is to maintain a huge military gap between Israel and Syria in order to create an illusion of a possibility of imposing a peace settlement." Syrian analysts said Assad has sought to procure the new Russian long-range Iskander-E rocket. The rocket has a range of 280 kilometers and a circle error of probability of between 10 and 20 meters. They said this would enable a Syrian first strike against U.S. and Israeli military positions and vital facilities.<<