{"id":362,"date":"2007-09-06T03:14:26","date_gmt":"2007-09-06T03:14:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/joshualandis.com\/blog\/?p=362"},"modified":"2007-09-06T03:19:08","modified_gmt":"2007-09-06T03:19:08","slug":"hamidi-on-new-visa-requirements-for-iraqis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/joshualandis.com\/blog\/hamidi-on-new-visa-requirements-for-iraqis\/","title":{"rendered":"Hamidi on New Visa Requirements for Iraqis"},"content":{"rendered":"

Ibrahim Hamidi has published two articles in al-Hayat explaining the ramifications of the new visa requirements for Iraqis seeking to enter Syria and for those already resident in Syria. I copy them below. Also be sure to read the Moubayed article on where Lebanese presidential elections stand – Winners, losers, and the Berri initiative<\/a>.  <\/p>\n

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I received the following note from an Iraqi friend living in Syria.<\/p>\n

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Your very good article(as usual) about the new visa requirements for Iraqi entering Syria did capture my attention. However, there is a small detail and I felt I would better share it with you.<\/p>\n

While it is true that Syrian government has welcomed the Iraqis in a way that no other country did during their  never-ending plight, but still I always felt that there has been something more than just the abstract notion of pan-Arabism at play.<\/p>\n

If you remember Steve McCarthy of Dan Rather Reports at HDNet who did a documentary about the Iraqi exodus. He told me that the head of the UNHCR in Syria  believed the underlying reason of this policy change towards the Iraqis was because of the economic status of these refugees. The earlier waves of Iraqi refugees were considerably well-off which proved valuable for the troubled Syrian economy and the Syrians didn’t see any reason to make any fuss about their present, but once the poorer ones started to roll up, then the guardians of the safe haven began to complain. <\/p>\n

Frankly, at the time I didn’t give the whole thing much thought, but it got back to me recently when I read this report of the International Monetary Fund:<\/p>\n

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August 15, 2007
Over the past three years, Syria has recovered from a half decade of weak growth, notwithstanding an unsettled regional environment and a sharp drop in oil production. The economic recovery has gained momentum, benefiting from inflows from Iraqi refugees and abundant liquidity in the Gulf region.
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Winners, losers, and the Berri initiative<\/a> by Sami Moubayed<\/p>\n

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If the Berri initiative sees the light, it would be a plus for both the Sunnis and Shiites. Hezbollah would get a friendly president, who would support a greater role for it and its allies within the Lebanese system. The Sunnis would get to keep the premiership in the hands of the Hariri bloc. But what about Lebanese Christians? Where do they fall in the Berri initiative? …<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

On Syria Hysteria<\/a> (via "Friday Lunch Club<\/a>")<\/p>\n

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"We believe that there have been fewer suicide bombers coming through Syria, and we are cautious about this assessment, but we do think that the Syrians may have been taking more active steps against al Qaeda, which is understandable…I mean, if al Qaeda were ever to succeed in Iraq, the next thing they'd do is turn … [to] Damascus. I can assure you." Gen. Petreaus, here<\/a>, and GD in the Belgravia Dispatch, here<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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