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Syria was an opponent of the Us in the early 2000s, it allegedly allowed terrorists into western Iraq, and was listed IIRC as a sponsor of terrorism.
What if alongside invading Iraq the Bush administration invaded Syria?
Bashir al Assad hadn't been in office very long at this point and Iran had not yet signed a defense pact with Syria(that was in 2006).
I seem to recall Salon or Slate even had an article about how an invasion would proceed.
What if the US invaded Syria and Iraq at the same time-both to "spread democracy" and counter Iran's influence(which would probably backfire admittedly)
How would a US invasion of Syria proceed? How much success would it have compared to Iraq and how better or worse would the Syrian army perform as opposed to the Iraqi army?
If the US invaded both countries at the same time or say a year apart how would that affect the broader situation in the Middle East? The Saudis? Turks? Iranians? And Israelis?
How would it affect any sort of Arab Spring down the line?