Fierce words, tied hands; Syria's role.(Syria, America and the war) From: The Economist (US) | Date: April 5, 2003 | COPYRIGHT 2003 Economist Newspaper Ltd. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

Syria hates the war, but is too weak to play the spoiler

THE veteran foreign minister, Farouk Sharaa, does not mince words. Syria, he says, has a national interest in expelling America and Britain from Iraq. The question he does not answer is: how far will Syria go to pursue that interest?

To date, it would seem, not very far. Syria's government has condemned the war more stridently than others in the region, and has sponsored the biggest street demonstrations. It has allowed Arab volunteers to trickle over its border to bolster Iraq's army. And, according to Donald ...

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