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article imageOp-Ed: Syria is Iran's 'route to the sea'? Someone get the man a map!

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By Bill Schmalfeldt
Feb 24, 2012 in Politics
By Bill Schmalfeldt.
I must admit, I did not watch Wednesday night's GOP Presidential candidate debate. I recently had an infected cuticle on the ring finger of my right hand, and I spent that night staring at the fingernail as it grows back. Far more enlightening.
Therefore, I must be excused for missing this quote by Mitt Romney.
Talking about the relationship between Iran and Syria, Romney said: “It’s unacceptable for Iran to have a nuclear weapon. And …Syria is their key ally. It’s their only ally in the Arab world. It is also their route to the sea. Syria provides a -- a shadow over Lebanon. Syria is providing the armament of Hezbollah in Lebanon that, of course, threatens Israel, our friend and ally.”
Umm... can someone get this man a map?
Hey  Iran? How you gonna get to the sea if Syria falls to the rebels  huh?  Yeah! You ll have to use...
Hey, Iran? How you gonna get to the sea if Syria falls to the rebels, huh? Yeah! You'll have to use that... 1,400 miles... of coastline... you have...
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Mitt wants his finger on the button. He can see Tehran from his front porch.
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