JMS Posted February 12, 2016 Share Posted February 12, 2016 http://www.vox.com/2016/2/10/10958878/syria-truths Vox2/10/201614 hard truths on Syria no one wants to admit1) There is no magical, low-cost solution for Syria2) Every candidate is basically proposing to maintain Obama's Syria policy3) There is no secret Sunni army coming to save the day4) Peace talks are almost certainly doomed5) The war is stuck in a stalemate, and there's no obvious way to change that6) There was maybe a window for intervening in Syria, but it's closed7) Terrorism is a fact of life. It can be mitigated but not solved.8) A no-fly zone will not end Syria's war and risks making things worse9) Assad has to go, but toppling him by force will make things worse10) Any viable peace deal will probably let Assad stay on in some capacity11) The Kurds are great, but they are not a solution12) American allies are escalating the conflict13) Russia and Iran have a say in what happens in Syria, whether we like it or not14) Vladimir Putin is not a chess master genius whose defeat will bring peace Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zoony Posted February 12, 2016 Share Posted February 12, 2016 14 dumb truths Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larry Posted February 12, 2016 Share Posted February 12, 2016 Wow. And here I thought that every person in the world was announcing that there is a magical, low-cost solution for Syria.  Until this one person broke the unanimity. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JMS Posted February 12, 2016 Author Share Posted February 12, 2016 Russia warns of 'new world war' starting in Syria Foreign and defence ministers of the leading international states are meeting in Munich and Brussels following the collapse of the latest round of peace talks  http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/russia/12153112/Russia-warns-of-new-world-war-starting-in-Syria.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BornaSkinsFan83 Posted February 12, 2016 Share Posted February 12, 2016 Yeah sorry but you're trespassing on Visionary territory. http://es.redskins.com/topic/343082-yahoo-assad-predicts-disaster-if-west-meddles-in-syria/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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