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I think that in Syria's case, it comes down to Assad himself. He was a hard-ass, so getting anything from him even when his military got spanked would have been tough.
ALSO, his whole act as a dictator was maintaining that hard-ass image. Can't do that if you're caterwauling about taking a beating so bad you're ready to admit it.
And although Jordan had not signed anything in any formal sense, they were still Washington's second-favorite from the neighborhood, and when you're Arab and playing second fiddle to the Israelis, you're still 'A' list, baby. They weren't going to sign anything with a huge, restive population of overwrought, under-employed Palestinians about to slip their leash and revolt against the Kingdom...AGAIN.
And I think the rest of 'em just didn't feel any real push to sign anything; they just waited and hated.
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