So, why do you think the Syrian government had their mole Chaplain Yee, a convert, working for them at Gitmo, sending Damascus information on terrorist detainees, the US facility, and its procedures...until he got caught trying to smuggle some of his research out?
Remember, this was at a time Syria was backing the insurgency in Iraq.
So Asaad would one day give us the imprimatur to bomb the hell out him and his people?