Ahead MIDEAST WAR IN 1984? - Keith W Stump - January 1984

Keith W Stump

Here IS an eye-opening, behind-the-scenes report on the state of war-readiness of a key Arab nation. Damascus, Syria is a pivotal country in the Arab world. And Damascus is its heart. Israeli forces are only 30 miles away from where I am writing. It is time our readers understood why Syria has become the Arab power that cannot be ignored. Throughout 1983, events In neighboring Lebanon focused attention of the world on Syria and its President, Hafez al-Assad, one of the Mideast's most formidable leaders. The attention centered on Syria's adamant opposition to the U.S. mediated Israeli-Lebanese agreement for the withdrawal of foreign forces from Lebanon. Why has Syria objected to this controversial pact? - Information Supplied By: Herbert W Armstrong Library