Perhaps remembering attacks launched on Jerusalem from Damascus in previous decades, Damascus seemed to be the best target for the crusade, rather than Aleppo or another city to the north which would have allowed for the recapture of Edessa.
也许是想起过去几十年里耶路撒冷从大马士革发起的攻击，大马士革似乎是十字军最好的目标，比阿勒颇或其他北方可供用于收复埃德萨的城市都要好。