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And Syria and the U.S. share having an eagle as a national emblem (different subspecies, though).
I hate to be that "Well Actually" guy, but, well, actually...
The bird on this old Syrian coat of arms - as well as much the same design featuring on the arms of Libya, Jordan, and the Palestinian Liberation Army - is the
Hawk of Quraish. It is kind of similar in design to the
Eagle of Saladin, which is used by some other countries (Egypt, Iraq, Yemen and the Palestinian Authority) but the meaning is different; the choice of either hawk or eagle is significant to Arabs, symbolising different ideals and goals when it comes to emphasising either Arab Nationalism (for the hawk) versus Arab Unity (for the eagle).
Don't say "infinitely" when you mean "very"; otherwise, you'll have no word left when you want to talk about something really infinite. - C. S. Lewis