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A perceptive assessment of the current Al Assad blunders
Reader comment on item: Lebanon's Liberation Approaches

Submitted by David Harari (France), Feb 22, 2005 at 18:06

Thank you Mr. Pipes for this insightful article

You summarized the twists and turns of Syria over the past 10 years and the sad and sorry state into which the current ruling clique (the Alaouite minority ruling a majority of Sunnis - a case similar to what was happening in Irak) has brought this potentially rich country, first under the father's rule and then under Bashir. The days are long long gone when Damascus was a city of culture and economic wealth.

Keep up the good work!

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Ask yourself these questions: [439 words]Ami WrightAug 23, 2006 01:11
Lebanon's Liberation Approaches [410 words]Anthony LetayfMar 20, 2005 20:58
Iran and Lebanon [24 words]JacobMar 14, 2005 12:40
Hezbullah [80 words]GeorgeMar 11, 2005 11:27
informative [19 words]Fred WendellMar 6, 2005 13:11
What about Rifaat?
[w/response] [39 words]		AlexMar 3, 2005 01:55
Yes + the democratic win(d)s post Afghanistan/Iraq/Palestinian Authority [133 words]David J. BlumbergMar 2, 2005 20:38
Reply to Staff [47 words]Peter J. HerzMar 1, 2005 23:39
Is a sectarian disaster on the horizon? [153 words]Jonathan M.Mar 1, 2005 10:52
Right as Rain! [43 words]TimbreFeb 28, 2005 22:55
Unduly Optimistic [167 words]Vijay DandapaniFeb 25, 2005 15:45
Enough is enough [389 words]Joseph ibin BeirutFeb 25, 2005 12:47
GREATER SYRIA PROJECT KAPUT [285 words]Marcos BerensteinFeb 25, 2005 07:58
Assad should be with Saddam [304 words]B. AlotaibiFeb 24, 2005 12:38
The " Intifada" Of Independence... [314 words]ZahiFeb 24, 2005 03:24
Father-and-Son Dictators [12 words]Gary V.Feb 24, 2005 00:55
Excellent article [88 words]Neila Charchour HachichaFeb 23, 2005 20:11
No love for the Assad dynasty but-- [100 words]Peter J. HerzFeb 23, 2005 19:04
Lebanon is free, and Syria is out! [142 words]Octavio JohansonFeb 23, 2005 17:11
Syrian Baathist faces same fate as Iraqi Baathist [47 words]Haykal HaykaloFeb 23, 2005 14:59
Damascus [45 words]Kim SegarFeb 23, 2005 13:06
Another Traffic Accident That Almost Changed History [157 words]Steven BryantFeb 23, 2005 09:24
Would Basil have made a difference? [169 words]Elias KhouryFeb 23, 2005 08:42
Daniel Pipes is correct: think positive [206 words]Octavio JohansonFeb 23, 2005 04:32
e pluribus unum [139 words]jad J.Feb 23, 2005 02:22
Probable Underground Blast
[w/response] [95 words]		J. Keen HollandFeb 23, 2005 00:50
Free lebanon, Inshallah! [106 words]Al RameyFeb 22, 2005 23:34
The Traffic Accident [167 words]Arlinda DeAngelisFeb 22, 2005 23:15
Syria has no reason to change [111 words]BernardZFeb 22, 2005 22:32
"The Young Fart" [194 words]AlexFeb 22, 2005 22:22
Missing a dynasty.
[w/response] [10 words]		StanFeb 22, 2005 20:20
The Lebanese-Syrian-Shia Iranian Hezbollah parasite ... [33 words]vaughan davidson cpaFeb 22, 2005 19:12
⇒ A perceptive assessment of the current Al Assad blunders [86 words]David HarariFeb 22, 2005 18:06
Peace process [288 words]StaffFeb 22, 2005 17:04
External and Internal Pressures on Syria Are Not Effective [271 words]Dr. Arnold J. WolfFeb 22, 2005 16:35
Arab republics and their life presidents [411 words]Dr. Jamshid IbrahimFeb 22, 2005 16:13
BASHIR'S BAPTISM BY BUNGLERS [64 words]CHAYAJANEFeb 22, 2005 15:49
Thanks for your Clarity on Lebanon [68 words]Arlene SamuelsFeb 22, 2005 15:23
Seeing is Believing [125 words]PatFeb 22, 2005 15:21
Mutual defense with Tehran's mullahs. [43 words]Tony FigueroaFeb 22, 2005 14:34
Lebanon"s "Independence"? [49 words]Jonathan D. SafrenFeb 22, 2005 14:17
Good article, but .. [69 words]Alan KolnikFeb 22, 2005 13:40
Mubarak and Lebanon [22 words]MarkFeb 22, 2005 13:36
I Hope Bashar Assad Understands His Incompetence [93 words]MichaelFeb 22, 2005 13:24

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