Syria Goes Communist

How could it be feasible for Syria to turn communist during the Cold War, and what effects would it have in the Middle East and the world? I would assume that Khalid Bakdash would become the leader of Syria if something like this happened.

So what type of foreign policy would Bakdash pursue? How well would a communist Syria be treated by its neighbors and how would it be supported by the USSR?
 
You want a Communist Syria? Syria is already Communist - Bashar al-Assad's régime, and his father Hafez al-Assad before that.
 
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