The weird thing is that Syria had been cosying up to western governents for a long time in various ways - for example, as a place to outsource torture when required. Canadian 'role in Syria torture'

Still no word from the US authorities about these killings (apart from the unsupported stuff from unnamed people speaking "on conditions of anonymity".)   If it all was a tragic cock-up, which seems pretty plausible, the hope would presumably be that, what with the elections and all that, it will all fade away. But that doesn't appear to be how thousands of people in Damascus are seeing things - US embassy shut as Syrians protest over deadly raid.