The author conflates Israeli and Western interests:
"With Syria removed from Iran’s influence, the entire Levant could be controlled and the resistance in the Palestinian Territories and Lebanon under such players as Hamas and Hezbollah could be significantly weakened. Under such a framework, the Levant could be integrated into the economic order of the so-called “Western Powers” under the Washington Consensus and within the Mediterranean Union: this is where Israeli, Anglo-American, and France-German Middle East interests merge."
The author's logic fails because the West doesn't require Israeli aggression for penetration of Syria's economy as the recent article below makes evident:
Petrofac awarded contract to build EBLA gas plant | Syria Focus
Petrofac awarded contract to build EBLA gas plant
Petrofac wins second gas contract in less than a month in Syria. The UK company will build a $477 million gas treatment plant.
Thursday, April 10 - 2008