Bastille Day Parade In Paris, France On July 14, 2008. [Getty Images]

FRANCE - JULY 14: Bastille Day Parade In Paris, France On July 14, 2008 - Bashar Al-Assad. (Photo by Pool BENAINOUS/HOUNSFIELD/Gamma-Rapho via Getty Images) — see more

FRANCE - JULY 14: Bastille Day Parade In Paris, France On July 14, 2008 - Bashar Al-Assad. (Photo by Pool BENAINOUS/HOUNSFIELD/Gamma-Rapho via Getty Images)

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