The policy of opening of Nicolas Sarkozy regime of Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad has generated much skepticism on the U.S. side. Washington would have preferred a less hurried and more clearly subject to conditions, considering that Damascus remains a major source of problems (arms transfers to Hezbollah of Lebanon, support for Hamas, interference in Iraq).
In telegrams obtained by Wikileaks U.S. and consulted by Le Monde , the French president's approach is described as "a big gamble" involving "risk" .Some cables express "dismay" at the attitude of the Elysee, and note the differences with the Quai d'Orsay , perceived as more strict towards Damascus.
"The French presidency has learned its lesson from its failed attempts last year to work with Syria" , written as an American diplomat in Paris in May 2008. Another telegram seems ironic, in June 2008, that "the emissaries of the Elysee consider their visit to Damascus as a success" .
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