tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22261571.post1479856223898339202..comments2024-03-20T01:06:12.181-04:00Comments on MEI Editor's Blog: More on Syrian-Saudi RapprochementUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22261571.post-78105836257506494872009-07-03T11:08:29.972-04:002009-07-03T11:08:29.972-04:00Syria can be part of the solution to two big probl...Syria can be part of the solution to two big problems on the US agenda -- Arab-Israeli relations and Iraq. Improved relations between Saudi Arabia and Syria (and the US and Syria) can also boost Lebanon's security and put Iran on the defensive, for once. I say "can", since the Syrians bargain hard and will look out for their own interests, which they often view through the narrow prism of regime security, rather than Syria's long term national interests. What is beyond dispute, is that without bringing Syria in from the cold, Damascus will find some way to impede solutions to regional problems facing the U.S. and its moderate Arab friends.David Macknoreply@blogger.com