The West is walking into the abyss on Syria

In the face of chaos in Syria, Russia is embarking on its second offensive foreign military operation in the country in 18 months. Meanwhile, the United States and its European partners remain dangerously disconnected from Syria's realities. Amid recent geopolitical machinations, one simple reality appears to have been forgotten or purposefully ignored: Assad is not and should never be seen as a better alternative to the Islamic State.
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