Syria moved 40,000 troops into Lebanon as early as 1976, in an alliance with the Maronite Christians. Syrian involvement in Lebanon predates the Israeli campaigns there, the first of which was back in 1978.Originally Posted by mikeyr
Once again, a simplistic two-paragraph precis of any situation in the middle east leaves out vital facts, distorts others, and misinteprets the rest. Even without loaded words such as "pretext", "grass-roots" and "para-military".
By the way: It would be Syria's western border, and Israeli doesn't have an e on the end.
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