Syrian Rebels Root For Romney In Hopes Of US Military Intervention -- Christian Science Monitor
Desperate for foreign intervention, some rebels say they hope the party that brought on the Iraq war might also bring America to Syria.
Seldom do you find Arabs anywhere in the Middle East who have warm feelings about America’s most recent war with Iraq, especially in Syria where many people were actively involved in supporting the Iraqi insurgency.
Yet as Syria’s upheaval nears the two-year mark, many of those who are increasingly desperate for a foreign intervention to end the conflict now reference Iraq as a seemingly positive example of why America might decide to help. With an eye on the US elections, they say they hope the party that brought them the Iraq war might also bring America to Syria.
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My Comment: Talk about ironies .... many Syrian Sunnis supported the insurgency in Iraq .... and now they want the West to intervene in their conflict. I know that Romney has promised to arm the rebels, I can only hope that if he does win the Presidency, his support is not a blank check.
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