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Creative Syria, a great online forum focusing on Syria issues, is hosting a discussion this month on Syria’s foreign policy. With what countries should Syria develop stronger relations? There’s quite a bit of activity right now with Syria and several nations, including Turkey, Iran and Russia.

The discussion is sure to be lively. Global Voices, an online consortium of bloggers from across the globe, has a great excerpt of Syria bloggers weighing in with their opinions on the direction of Syria’s foreign policy.

Here’s just a little of what you’ll find there:

SimoHurtta, thinks that Syria’s relations with its regional neighbors is much more important than its relations with the EU and the US.

Syria should concentrate on finding the elements which unite the areas/nations and actively work for a tighter Middle East’s political and economical union. Only co-operation can save the area from decades long civil wars and the faith of Afghanistan and Iraq.

Ehsani, feels that the Syrian regime has the mistaken view that Americans will be leaving Iraq in the near future, a view that is jeopardizing their foreign policy and interests.

Failure to deal with this reality has cost the country dearly. Having resisted the American invasion while working tirelessly to sabotage any chances of it becoming a success, Damascus made itself a target in this White House. The first price to pay was in Lebanon. The old tacit approval of its total control of that country’s political process soon gave way to a sudden reversal of fortunes. The Hariri murder was the final catalyst. Syria soon found itself forced to undo a strategy that has been carefully put together by Hafez Assad over the past 30 years.