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tinnypriv Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Feb-11-04 08:27 PM
Response to Reply #45
48. "the Arab nations all sided with the Soviet Union"
1. Saudi Arabia didn't even have diplomatic relations with the Soviet Union.

2. Egypt kicked out the Soviets before the '73 war.

3. In the UN, democracies outnumber Arab states.

4. Israel and Iraq were "our" allies up until the exact second the latter invaded Kuwait.

5. "Arafat sided with Saddam". True, but at least most of that was while Iraq was under murderous bombardment. What's our excuse for "siding" with Saddam?

6. Syria was "our" ally in the Gulf War too, and as a quid pro quo, we let it invade and de-facto occupy Lebanon.
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