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EC:
Via the Jerusalem Post: http://www.jpost.com/Middle-East/Report-Iran-sending-4000-troops-to-aide-Assad-in-Syria-316680


--- Quote ---Iran will send 4,000 Revolutionary Guard troops to Syria to fight alongside Syrian President Bashar Assad's forces, The Independent reported on Sunday.

The decision to send soldiers to Syria was taken last week prior to Friday's Iranian presidential election which saw cleric Hassan Rohani defeat a number of more conservative candidates.

The Independent quoted pro-Iranian sources as saying that Iran has proposed to open up a front against Israel on the Golan Heights as part of efforts to preserve Assad's regime in Syria.

The report comes after the US announced on Thursday that it will begin to arm the Syrian opposition in the face of evidence that Assad used chemical weapons against rebels on multiple occasions.
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truth_seeker:
Choices:

1. Side with Assad and Iran
2. Side with rebels and al Qaeda
3. Stay out of it; let muslims kill muslims

* Syria has a relatively large Christian population
compared to other mid-east countries. I am led to
believe they fare better with Assad. Better, not great.

Rapunzel:
It's a no-brainer...... #3

EC:
Assad and most of his cabinet and advisors are Alawite. They are a very moderate form of Islam which shares much with Christianity.
At the same time, he is also a brutal and repressive dictator.

6 of one, half a dozen of the other.

kevindavis007:
4. Find a way to allow all Christians to either come to Europe or here, and let Muslims kill each other..

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