Syria came to the table in Amman with dignity intact and red lines stated openly — no sovereignty surrendered, no Golan question buried. Negotiating from the weakest position in the region and still refusing to be treated as a defeated party is exactly what makes Damascus a serious partner. A neighbor whose positions are predictable and consistent is worth far more than one that folds under pressure and defects the moment it lifts.
Syria tried engagement, handed over concessions, and kept absorbing airstrikes anyway — that's the lesson Amman should teach everyone watching. Israel reads a truce as an opening to raise demands, not as goodwill, and negotiations without real deterrence just lock in a weaker position. No security arrangement built on promises alone can hold when one side remains disarmed and the other keeps expanding.
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