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Originally Posted by Tagger
Mitt Romney: Syria is Iran's only ally in the Arab world. It's their route to the sea. It's the route for them to arm Hezbollah in Lebanon, which threatens, of course, our ally, Israel. And so seeing Syria remove Assad is a very high priority for us.
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look at a real map...he was talking about the Mediterranean Sea....obviously
Syria receiving Iranian arms 'almost daily' via Iraq - Thursday 20 September 2012
Syria receiving Iranian arms 'almost daily' via Iraq - Thursday 20 September 2012 | World news | guardian.co.uk
SYRIA has accelerated its supply of weapons, including advanced ballistic missiles, to Hezbollah militants in Lebanon in a move that could further inflame an already destabilised region.
With the help of experts from Iran and North Korea, Damascus is pressing ahead with its development of sophisticated missiles at a secret site nicknamed "missile city" built into Jabal Taqsis, a mountain near the opposition stronghold of Hama.
With financial and political support from Iran, the
Syrians have also stepped up their military assistance to Hezbollah, which must now rank as the most powerful non-state military force in the world.
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