Damascus largely froze high-level diplomatic efforts with the U.S. after an American strike inside the country, a move that threatens support for broader peace initiatives in the Middle East.
Syrian officials on Monday sent a demarche to the American Embassy in Damascus in response to what it claimed was a U.S. cross-border helicopter attack inside eastern Syria on Sunday that killed eight people.
President Bashar Assad’s government said it was largely freezing high-level diplomatic engagement with the Bush administration for its remaining three months in office.
(Wall Street Journal)
Stopping “Peace initiatives” is hardly a threat. Obviously we hope there will be no war, but handing the beautiful Golan to our enemies on a platter is hardly a nice thought.