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Wayne Gilchrest: “Syria is basically a secular country. It is not an Islamic state. It is secular. They feared al Qaeda and the Taliban…”

On the recordJune 6, 2007
Syria is basically a secular country. It is not an Islamic state. It is secular. They feared al Qaeda and the Taliban, and they don't want al Qaeda in Iraq creating chaos. Al Qaeda was basically the enemy of the Iranians. It was the enemy of Iraq. It was a disruptive factor in the Middle East. So careful analysis of each country, using the best diplomats in the world that the United States has, has the potential for unraveling this very difficult, chaotic situation. We know we need a military presence in the Middle East, we know we need a political presence in the Middle East, and we know we need an economic presence in the Middle East. With the emphasis on the politics and the economics with the Middle Eastern countries, I think we can back our way out of this chaos.
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Wayne Gilchrest
Maryland
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Discussing the geopolitical situation in the Middle East and the role of the U.S. in addressing it.

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