SYRIA - WHAT'S THE DIFFERENCE? ****** To me it appears that contending for Syria are one set of Muslim terrorists WITH poison gas and one set lacking that weaponry but still adept and well-equipped for murdering people. What, then, is the difference? Whatever side B.O. picks, Egypt teaches us that we should go the other way. Neighborhood Organizer training didn't cover larger issues and concentrated mainly on fomenting parochial disorder.