Monday, September 18, 2006

Syria still believes in a “Greater Syria”

Syria’s position and interests should make it amenable to a deal. Of course, Syria still believes in a “Greater Syria” and never fully accepted Lebanon’s sovereignty. Syrian intelligence and troops – present in Lebanon since 1976 – were forced out in 2005 only under enormous international pressure and $1 billion were lost in smuggling revenues last year, much of which previously fl owed to the Syrian military. Many of the Hezbollah rockets that rained on Israel bore the markings of Syria’s Defence Ministry.

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