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Nine Questions About Syria
Russia's and Iran's interests explained, a bit of history, the rationale for punishing the use of poison gas, and a fair appraisal of why it's a no-win situation. And a nifty map. Concluding forecast:The killing will continue, probably for years. Syria as we know it, an ancient place with a rich and celebrated culture and history, will be a broken, failed society, probably for a generation or more. Russia will continue to block international action, the window for which has maybe closed anyway. At some point the conflict will cool, either from a partial victory or from exhaustion. Probably the best model is Lebanon, which fought a brutal civil war that lasted 15 years from 1975 to 1990 and has been slowly, slowly recovering ever since. So it's a $h1t sandwich. Posted by: Bobby 2013-09-08 |
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