[net-gold] COUNTRIES: SYRIA: Syria: The Key Piece in a Regional Rubik's Cube
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- Date: Mon, 25 Apr 2011 17:53:52 -0400 (EDT)
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COUNTRIES: SYRIA:
Syria: The Key Piece in a Regional Rubik's Cube
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Syria: The Key Piece in a Regional Rubik's Cube
By Tim Lister
CNN International
April 25, 2011 4:04 p.m. EDT
http://www.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/meast/04/25/syria.role/
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(CNN) -- Henry Kissinger once said: "The Arabs can't make war without
Egypt; and they can't make peace without Syria." It was a back-handed
tribute to Syria's consistently hard line against Israel and its critical
geographical position in what Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu
calls "a rough neighborhood."
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A generation later, Kissinger's words hold true -- but in a suddenly
different context. What happens in Syria sends waves, not ripples, far
beyond its borders. And what Syria lacks in population and economic clout
it more than makes up for as a regional crossroads -- bordering Lebanon,
Israel, Iraq, Jordan and Turkey.
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Instability in Syria, its descent into civil war or the overthrow of
President Bashar al-Assad would all provide opportunities for the regime's
adversaries -- but also great risks.
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The United States would welcome the prospect of the Syrian-Iranian
alliance being broken, and with it their joint sponsorship of the Lebanese
Shiite militia, Hezbollah. There might be the chance of movement toward
peace with Israel (though surely not in the chaotic short term).
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(CNN) -- Henry Kissinger once said: "The Arabs can't make war without
Egypt; and they can't make peace without Syria." It was a back-handed
tribute to Syria's consistently hard line against Israel and its critical
geographical position in what Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu
calls "a rough neighborhood."
.
A generation later, Kissinger's words hold true -- but in a suddenly
different context. What happens in Syria sends waves, not ripples, far
beyond its borders. And what Syria lacks in population and economic clout
it more than makes up for as a regional crossroads -- bordering Lebanon,
Israel, Iraq, Jordan and Turkey.
.
Instability in Syria, its descent into civil war or the overthrow of
President Bashar al-Assad would all provide opportunities for the regime's
adversaries -- but also great risks.
.
The United States would welcome the prospect of the Syrian-Iranian
alliance being broken, and with it their joint sponsorship of the Lebanese
Shiite militia, Hezbollah. There might be the chance of movement toward
peace with Israel (though surely not in the chaotic short term).
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The complete article may be read at the URL above.
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Sincerely,
David Dillard
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