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Source: http://www.nytimes.com/2002/11/08/international/middleeast/08SYRI.html
Syria Fears Isolation More Than War
(New York Times) Daniel J. Wakin - Syria has deep concerns about its security if a pro-American government is installed in Iraq, its neighbor to the east. Syria's foreign policy for decades has revolved around its role at the forefront of opposition to Israel. It will never give up that role, analysts say, but adhering to it without regional allies would condemn Syria to the political and economic backwaters. On Monday, an American plane patrolling the skies over northern Iraq strayed into Syrian air space. Significantly, the official Syrian press was silent on the issue, a sign that Syria wants to stay in Washington's good graces as best it can.