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SYRIA
Strategic significance:
Key Iraq neighbor on cool terms with the U.S., but has longstanding enmity to Saddam Hussein
In the 1991 Gulf War they:
Fought alongside the U.S.
Now they:
Oppose a new war
Their interest in Iraq:
Trade and oil supplies; fear long-term U.S. presence in the region
Domestic concerns:
Impact of U.S. intervention in the region on its own efforts to force Israel out of the Golan Heights
Price for backing the U.S.:
While they're unlikely to back a war, they're unlikely to oppose it, either. Syria is actively cooperating with the U.S. in the hunt for al-Qaeda operatives
A Syrian viewpoint: www.teshreen.com/syriatimes/
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