Has Asad stemmed the tide? For how long?

Submitted by John in Michigan, USA (United States), Jul 28, 2013 at 01:44

What does everyone think of recent media reports that Asad's collapse is less imminent? That he and his allies have stemmed the tide, for now at least?

I have no horse in that race. It is tempting to paraphrase Kissinger: if only both sides could lose...

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