Tuesday June 23, 2009

I've Been Thinking:

Syria has called on Iranians to stop protesting and accept the results of their June 12th election.

Of course Syria is in favor of accepting the Iranian election.
Syria, like Iran, has a long history of rigging elections.
Syria wants to make certain that there are no surprises from Iran and the way to insure that is to make certain that the right person is chosen.
Syria is Iran's closest ally in the world and it is in Syria's best interests that the unrest in Iran stops immediately.

The people of Syria and the people of Iran have similar complaints about their leadership.
Syria would never have hesitated in cracking down on the protesters and would have crushed within hours, regardless of the international fallout.

When it comes to Iran, Syria has its own bias.

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