It goes back to March 30, 1949, when the CIA assisted Colonel Zaim to overthrow the elected government of Shukri Quwatly. Truman was alarmed by Quwatly having direct dialog with the Soviet Union.
Up until 1946, Syria had been a colony of France, and the USA pressured France to grant independence in the aftermath of WWII.
Zaim immediately did his master's bidding, approving the ARAMCO pipeline to pipe Saudi oil to the Mediterranean, banning the Communist Party, and jailing dissidents. But Zaim was intensely unpopular, and was overthrown less than 5 months after his appointment.
And on and on it went. The full story here.
Up until 1946, Syria had been a colony of France, and the USA pressured France to grant independence in the aftermath of WWII.
Zaim immediately did his master's bidding, approving the ARAMCO pipeline to pipe Saudi oil to the Mediterranean, banning the Communist Party, and jailing dissidents. But Zaim was intensely unpopular, and was overthrown less than 5 months after his appointment.
And on and on it went. The full story here.
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