All of us practice a partial vision some extent.
From the Spanish Civil War to Syria: Parceling Out Truth Subverts Justice
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Syria
Syria: the Charade of Humanitarian Intervention
From the outset diplomacy for the U.S. has meant calling for regime change.
Emphasis Added: The Foreign Policy Week in Pieces (6/10)
From Iraq to Iran to Syria.
Syrian Rebels Doing Best They Can to Alienate Supporters
The Syrian uprising is being abandoned by — and abandoning – those who most believe in it.
Take Syria Seriously–And Stay Out
Syria’s civil war has inspired some in Congress and in the media. Stupidity or insanity? Some people don’t learn from past mistakes. Why start another body count in a Middle East conflict with no direct relationship to U.S. security?
Emphasis Added: The Foreign Policy Week in Pieces (5/22)
Emphasis, as always, added.
Despite Horrific Repression, the U.S. Should Stay Out of Syria
The question on the mind of almost everyone who has followed the horror in Syria as it has unfolded over the past two years is, “What we can do?” The short answer, unfortunately, is not much.
Syria: Great Game or Just a Tug of War?
None of the sides is close to a decisive military victory.
Next Step for Assad — Exile to a Rump State?
What does Syria plan to do, if anything, about Israeli air strikes?
The U.S. and Chemical Weapons: No Leg to Stand On
If, as alleged, the Syrian regime has used chemical weapons, it would indeed be a serious development, constituting a breach of the Geneva Protocol of 1925, one of the world’s most important disarmament treaties, which banned the use of chemical weapons. However, U.S. policy regarding chemical weapons has been so inconsistent and politicized that the United States is in no position to take leadership in response to any use of such weaponry by Syria.