Noting the tensions between Unur, the atabeg of Damascus, and the growing power of the Zangids, many historians have argued that it would have been better for the Crusaders to focus their energy against the Zangids.
Observando as tensións entre Anur, o atabeg de Damasco, e o poder crecente dos zangidas, moitos historiadores argumentaron que fora mellor para os cruzados concentrar a súa enerxía contra os zangidas.