Do you notice how in Syrian opposition circles in exile no one wants to touch the US-based Syrian "dissidents"? I mean, prior to the Syrian uprising, the Western media basically anointed Abdul-Hamid as the leader of Syria. He is no irrelevant, of course, as are the rest of US-based Syrian dissident, with the exception of Njaib Al-Ghadban, who is close to the Ikhwan. Don't get me wrong, the US still hopes that Iyad Allawi can run Syria and Iraq simultaneously once he unites them under NATO command.