Can’t Assad just charge for the pipeline to pass through? Pipelines are vulnerable to attack, as is shipping in the Gulf.
“Can’t Assad just charge for the pipeline to pass through? Pipelines are vulnerable to attack, as is shipping in the Gulf.”
If you were Assad, what would you ask for? You’d say, 1. Stop supporting Al-queda. 2. Support me. 3. We’ll work out reasonable rates.
For political reasons, Alawites vs. Sunnis, say, they can’t support Assad.