This is a really good article and I agree with most of it, except for this one line...

Does Syria meddle in other countries politics? No..

Actually yes Syria does meddle in other countries affairs of the 12 wars involving Syria 6 of them were foreign interventions directly attributed to Syrian government policy.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_wars_involving_Syria
12
3 wars of liberation
7 wars involving outside countries with the gulf war of 1990 admittedly having nothing to do with Syrian government policy
2 "Civil Wars" One a take over attempt by Islamists(muslim brotherhood) and the present one started by a color revolution(arab spring)