Since Unur was clearly the weaker of the two Muslim rulers, it was believed that it was inevitable that Nur ad-Din would take Damascus sometime in the near future, and thus it seemed better for the Crusaders to hold that city rather than the Zangids.
Como Anur era claramente o máis débil dos dous gobernantes musulmáns, críase que era inevitable que Nur al-Din tomaría Damasco nalgún momento no futuro próximo, e entón era mellor para os cruzados posuir eles esa cidade no canto dos zangidas.