Its like i said ages ago ,the syrians are sucking up to the clerics in public(paper tigers) and behind the scene co-operating with the yanks in terms of info,etc,etc.
I reckon that AB would have recieved quite extensive advice on the political situation with the syrians.Basher and co have seen what happened to Saddam and i reckon that they want to cling onto power far more than they wish to preach devotion to Islam(privately anyway)
After all the prospect of 200,000 heavily armed US marines marching across our peice of turf would have unsettled the share price just a little.IMHO
All eyes are on Iran and dare i say the sights of a few 2000lbs bunker busters also.