Syria: The long hot summer of 2012
I keep on seeing talk about how the Obama administration should do more to oust Assad. I actually think the best way to get rid of Assad would be to remove the roadblock posed by the possibility that the ouster would be followed by a punitive repression of minorities (Christians, Armenians, and such) who supported ...
I keep on seeing talk about how the Obama administration should do more to oust Assad.
I keep on seeing talk about how the Obama administration should do more to oust Assad.
I actually think the best way to get rid of Assad would be to remove the roadblock posed by the possibility that the ouster would be followed by a punitive repression of minorities (Christians, Armenians, and such) who supported the regime. But I don’t know if such a removal is possible. Overall, to my surprise, I tend to agree with this Washington Times column by Daniel Pipes.
I wonder if eventually the borders of the Middle East will be re-drawn. I could see it, Iraq and Lebanon all being reconfigured. I am not sure what that would mean for the Kurds. It will be interesting to watch the role Turkey plays in all this — as a relatively stable, prosperous member of NATO whose interests extend deep into the affected states.
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