CNN Fareed Zakaria GPS May 5, 2013 17:04:00
Desperate. perhaps assad has already used chemical weapons with his back against the wall, he might use them on a larger scale. if the objective is actually to reduce the atrocities and minimize instability, the key will be a political settlement that gives each side minorities and majority an assurance that it has a place in the new syria. that was never achieved in iraq, which is why despite u.s. troops and influence, the situation turned into a violent free for all. if some kind of political pact can be reached, there's hope for syria. if it cannot, the u.s. assistance to the rebels or even...
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