Bashar Al-Assad
Break the Stalemate! A Blueprint For a Military Intervention in Syria
This is a contribution to ‘What Should the United States Do About Syria?: A TNR Symposium.’ READ MORE >>
What Should the United States Do About Syria?
It has been nearly a year since Syrians took to the streets en masse to protest the rule of Bashar al-Assad. In that time, government forces have responded brutally, killing some 6,000 people, but the response by the international community has been relatively muted. Over the next several days, we’ll be publishing a symposium at TNR Online that asks what the United States should do to put a stop to the conflict. READ MORE >>
How To Get Rid of Assad By Engaging Him
This article is a contribution to ‘What Should the United States Do About Syria?: A TNR Symposium.’ READ MORE >>
It’s Time to Arm the Syrian Opposition
This is a contribution to ‘What Should the United States Do About Syria?: A TNR Symposium.’ READ MORE >>
In Praise of Robert Ford, the Saving Grace of America’s Syria Policy
Since the Syrian people began their uprising against the rule of Bashar al-Assad, Americans have been told repeatedly that there is little they can do about the situation. Experts in think tanks, universities, and the halls of U.S. government have been eager to remind us that the conditions in Syria—with its fractured opposition, brutal and loyal military forces, and fragile regional neighborhood—simply didn’t leave much room for Americans to make a difference. READ MORE >>
After Qaddafi, Assad
Living Dead
Obama Courted Iran. Obama Courted Syria. Obama Achieved Nothing.
Reuters reports on the brotherly friendship of Tehran and Damascus. It is not a new relationship. In fact, it goes back many years. But since Barack Obama imagines he can change the world by telling his supporters that this is what he's going to do he sent messengers and missives to the two tyrannies. Nothing came of these courtships, and certainly nothing came of the American effort to get Iran to cease its pursuit of nukes. READ MORE >>
They're in Damascus, two State Department techies, at the head of a delegation of commercial techies representing American computer combines (Microsoft, Cisco, Dell and some others) in an effort to lure the ophthalmologist Dr. Assad away from the Islamist camp. You see: Bashar al-Assad loves computer games (sort of like my grandson) and the idea is to entice him into playing with our software and networking eqiupment which he can't have unless he behaves. READ MORE >>
