re: #255 blueraven

Well, that was from 4/18/2012

So will they re-visit the comment now?

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Fact checking the third presidential debate

“Syria is Iran’s only ally in the Arab world. It’s their route to the sea.”

— Romney

Romney says this a lot, but it is an unusual statement, considering that Syria shares no border with Iran — Iraq and Turkey are in the way — and that Iran has about 1,500 miles of coastline along the Persian Gulf and Gulf of Oman, leading to the Arabian Sea.

Tehran certainly uses Syria to supply the militant groups Hezbollah and Hamas, but that has little to do with the water. The relationship with Syria could also effectively allow Iran to project its power to the Mediterranean and the border with Israel. But it is still an odd way to frame it.