Why doesn't this surprise me?

Submitted by Seamus MacNemi (United States), Jul 22, 2007 at 00:17

The Turkish government is also interested in parts of northern Syria. That's probably the reason why Assad had been loathe to invade Israel. He can't afford to fight a war on two fronts.

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