Dr. Pipes, why are you convinced of an Islamist takeover in Syria?

Submitted by Pez Dispenser (Israel), Feb 27, 2012 at 04:26

I read your articles and Barry Rubin's too, and both of you seem to be concerned about an Islamist takeover in Syria, even though Barry was recently in favor of a no-fly zone. Specifically, Barry wrote about the Turkish interests and manipulations (i.e. sponsoring the exile organization with a majority of Islamists) and American cooperation with this foolish idea.

On the other hand, I've heard that Islamists are much smaller segment of the population in Syria than in Egypt, and that the country has a large middle class and minorities who would be against such an extreme regime.

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