Should the U.S. Learn to Live with Assad?
Yes, he’s winning. But we need not get used to it.
March 29, 2018
Yes, he’s winning. But we need not get used to it.
Given the many victories won by Bashar al-Assad and his allies in Syria over the past year, a growing consensus among pundits and foreign-policy experts holds that America and Europe have no choice but to put up with his continued rule—and with a permanent Iranian and Russian presence in the country. Frederic Hof is unconvinced:
Yes, he’s winning. But we need not get used to it.
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Given the many victories won by Bashar al-Assad and his allies in Syria over the past year, a growing consensus among pundits and foreign-policy experts holds that America and Europe have no choice but to put up with his continued rule—and with a permanent Iranian and Russian presence in the country. Frederic Hof is unconvinced:
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