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January 20, 2012

Arab Troops in Syria? Probably a Bad Idea

Michael Young, The National

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A look at previous Arab military actions does not encourage the idea that armed intervention in Syria would go smoothly.

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TAGGED: Yemen, Syria, Libya, Jordan, Kuwait, Qatar

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