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Partitioned. let s be honest, if assad falls and jihadis take damascus, that would be worse than if assad stays in power in damascus. that doesn t mean requiring support but requiring him to create an enclave in syria of the kind that s already forming. even if the civil war ends and a country called syria remains, these groups will not live intermingled together again. the west has combined max mallist efforts with minimalist efforts. it s the yawning gap between those two that s making putin look smart. for more go to cnn.com/fareed ....

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