Measured Approach to the Syrian Crisis
Posted by seumasach on December 1, 2012
“While the main goal is ousting Mr. Assad, the United Nations and some American officials talk of a negotiated deal to limit the bloodshed”
This article suggests to me that Obama is backing away in Syria even on the mantra “Assad must go”.
30th November, 2012
Syrian rebels are making headway against President Bashar al-Assad. In recent weeks, they have seized several military bases and shot down military aircraft, reportedly with shoulder-fired missiles, but there is no end in sight to the war. More than 40,000 Syrians have been killed, 2.5 million are now displaced and more than 600,000 are refugees in Turkey, Jordan, Iraq and Lebanon.
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