> the Arab league, Syria's trading partners Not until quite recently and several years after the US et al. significantly toned down their involvement in Syria.

> the Arab league, Syria's trading partners Not until quite recently and several years after the US et al. significantly toned down their involvement in Syria. I'm not sure if you remember but Saudi Arabia, the Emirates and Jordan also participated in the intervention. Saudi Arabia for instance only restored diplomatic relations with Assad's government last month after Syria was readmitted back into the Arab league (from which it was suspended until MAY 2023). Prior to last month the Arab League still officially considered the 'Syrian National Coalition' to be the legitimate government of Syria. So really what you're saying was far from accurate for the last 10 years. List of countries which recognized the 'Syrian National Coalition' as the sole legitimate government of Syria between 2012 and the last year or two (or technically still do): Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Yemen, France, Turkey, Italy, United Kingdom, Spain, Denmark, Norway, The Netherlands, Germany, Belgium, Luxembourg, United States, Australia, Malta, and also the European Union and the Arab League...