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can't wait for Assad to go

by TheThinker1958 - 17/08/2012 - 07:24

I hope Syrians, when they are free, call the Libyans and ask them for advice on how to do the process to a Democratic system. There are many young people and older with very good ideas and real experience in what problems to avoid.