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June 08, 2005
Austin Bay talks about the Syrian Smugglers
This entry in the Austin Bay blog is well worth the read. It goes through and explains a Washington Post article about a Syrian smuggler family on the border with Iraq. Bottom line: the Syrian smugglers are happy to support the Iraqi terrorists by transporting men and material into Iraq. The majority of the men they take into Iraq are not Syrians but Arabs, many of them are Saudi (what a surprise!).
We need to control this border. There is no question about this. The fact that we can't (or won't) control our own border with Mexico doesn't detract from the necessity of this mission. I think it can be done. The border is mostly desert. Clearly the best case would be to get Syria to control its side of the border. A better government in Syria would be a big help. But we can't rely on that happening any time soon.
Posted by rakhier at June 8, 2005 10:01 AM