I'm not sure what exactly you are referring to. Is there a point that Walid Phares made that you disagree with?

Do you believe that Syrian and Iran are not working together to furhter their interests in the Middle East, and do you believe that Syria and Iran are both funding/supporting Hamas and Hezbollah?

Iran And Syria Sign Defense Agreement


by Farhad Pouladi
Tehran (AFP) Jun 16, 2006
Defense ministers from close allies Iran and Syria on Thursday signed an agreement for military cooperation against what they called the "common threats" presented by Israel and the United States. In a joint press conference, Iranian Defense Minister Mostafa Mohammad Najjar and visiting Syrian counterpart Hassan Turkmani said their talks had been aimed at consolidating their defense efforts and strengthening support for one another.