Closer to home, the Kingdom despises Syrian President Bashar al-Assad for his alliance with Iran and duplicity in Lebanon. But his fall would present the Saudis with the risk of a country led by the Muslim Brotherhood.
至于离本土更近的叙利亚，其总统巴沙尔·阿萨德因为与伊朗结盟并不断介入黎巴嫩内政而被沙特人所不齿。而他的下台对沙特人来说则意味着可能出现一个由穆斯林兄弟会领导的国家。更糟糕的则是一旦叙利亚陷入混乱就会连累黎巴嫩——甚至扩散到更广大区域。