Friday, October 31, 2008

WINEP: Damascus' liaison with Al Qaeda ... diplomacy is "futile" .... finish Assad off!

Schenker, at WINEP, here

"...Ultimately, Damascus's newfound problem with al Qaeda may change the Assad regime's permissive attitude toward the group, but it's unlikely to have any impact on Syrian support for Hezbollah and Hamas. These longstanding relationships with Islamist terrorist organizations are closely linked to the 30-year strategic alliance between Damascus and Tehran..."

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