More recently, historians such as David Nicolle have defended the decision to attack Damascus, arguing that Damascus was the most powerful Muslim state in southern Syria, and that if the Christians held Damascus, they would have been in a better position to resist the rising power of Nur ad-Din.
Máis recentemente, historiadores como David Nicolle defenderon a decisión de atacar Damasco argumentando que Damasco era o estado musulmán máis poderoso no sur de Siria, e que se os cristiáns posuíran Damasco, estiveran en mellor posición para resistir o poder crecente de Nur al-Din.