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To: cirrus who wrote (99992)	8/22/2011 10:41:39 AM
From: ChinuSFO	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 149317

Spotlight is on Assad if Gaddafi falls August 23, 2011 Opinion .....excerpt Assad deserves a great deal more attention, and not only because of his criminal brutality. The fall of Assad would be a great strategic prize. Assad's Syria is the only country in the Middle East which is a close ally of Iran. As the power of the US has waned in the Middle East, Iran has risen, a theocratic power with nuclear ambitions and thoughts of regional hegemony. Syria is crucial to Iran's ambitions. Under Assad, Syria has helped Iran project power. It supports Iran's international militant network, Hezbollah, and has helped it to intimidate and influence Lebanon, which has become a client. Read more: smh.com.au