'' DOES SYRIA REALLY WANT PEACE'' ? THE PROTREUS MONOGRAPH SERIES
(DR KARMON HAS BEEN INVOLVED IN SEVERAL NATO WORKSHOPS ON TERRORISM,SERVES AS AN ADVISOR TO ISRAELI MINISTRY OF DEFENSE,WAS A FELLOW AT WINEP )
This author has always considered Syria the key to a stable and pacific
Lebanon and a disarmed “political” Hizballah. Syria—not Iran—has been
the most important support for Hizballah’s terrorist and guerrilla activity
against Israel from the north. Without Syria’s overall strategic umbrella,
specific military and political coordination, and pressure on Beirut to give the
organization free rein in southern Lebanon, Hizballah could not have achieved
its current status. Syrian aid in heavy weaponry, in addition to Iranian aid,
has transformed Hizballah into a strategic partner and an operational arm of
the Syrian army. Syria is also heavily involved in the support to all the radical
Palestinian organizations and factions and actively participates in the derailing
of the peace process between Israel, the Palestinians, and the Arabs.28
Lebanon and a disarmed “political” Hizballah. Syria—not Iran—has been
the most important support for Hizballah’s terrorist and guerrilla activity
against Israel from the north. Without Syria’s overall strategic umbrella,
specific military and political coordination, and pressure on Beirut to give the
organization free rein in southern Lebanon, Hizballah could not have achieved
its current status. Syrian aid in heavy weaponry, in addition to Iranian aid,
has transformed Hizballah into a strategic partner and an operational arm of
the Syrian army. Syria is also heavily involved in the support to all the radical
Palestinian organizations and factions and actively participates in the derailing
of the peace process between Israel, the Palestinians, and the Arabs.28
One could posit that success in the peace process would be profoundly
destabilizing for Damascus. It is therefore important to imagine how
any changes in the peace process would affect the calculations of its decision
makers.289 Syria lacks internal coherence due to its diverse population andminority-dominated regime. To survive, the regime needs transcendentslogans like Arabism.290 The regime requires conflict and radicalism astools for maintaining internal control. Damascus correctly assumes thatany strengthening of U.S. influence in the region will run counter toSyrian interests, so it is no accident that the regime has become the mostsystematically anti-American in the Arab world.291
[IM POSTING THIS TO HIGHLIGHT TWO THINGS,ONE THAT
THE INSIDUOUS ZIONIST ISRAELI INFLUENCE IN SHAPING
US MILITARY DOCTRINE IS ALL BUT PROOF THEY ARE
DICTATING AND SUBDUING THIS NATIONS INTERESTS
WITH THEIRS(NO SECRET) AND SECOND,TO DISPELL THE
STILL PERSISTENT MYTHS PROPEGATED BY IMBECILS,WHO CLAIM ISRAEL
WANTS ASSAD IN POWER..FAKE LEFTISTS SITES,AND
SYRIAN OPPOSITION ACTIVISTS,AND LEADERS IN BED W/
ZIONISTS AND NEOCONS WICH PARROT THE CLAIM...
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