CSPAN Washington This Week July 7, 2014
He has limited resources and is focused on his survival. Someone saying that assad will send some of his forces to rebuild ties with the west does one really think that he has a better understanding of jihad he forces jihadi forces than the rebel forces fighting isis . At the political and strategic level, working with assad validates the suspicions of many sunnis, and including moderates, that reluctance to helping rebels is linked to a preference for a side and a strong secular dictator. Secular, lets qualify what that means here. It will be difficult to undermine the legitimacy. If we go do...