00:00I mean, we're talking here about the first visit by a Syrian head of state since independence from France, which was in 1946.
00:07I mean, this is a truly remarkable turn of events, isn't it, for Syria and its new president?
00:17Yeah, truly remarkable in so many senses.
00:20The transformation in Syria itself, the Assad regime was for 70 years or so an enemy of the West, a force for instability in the region, dominating Lebanon, destabilizing Jordan, sending terrorists into Iraq, providing sanctuary to terrorists that were targeting Israel.
00:47And now we have a new government that is trying to stabilize the country and establish good relations with the United States and the West in general.
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