Totten scratches his head over the Obama administration's apparent Syria policy:
Engaging Syria and describing Assad as a reasonable man would make sense if something epic had just happened that might convince him to run his calculations again, such as the overthrow or collapse of Ali Khameneiâ??s government in Iran. Otherwise, the administration is setting itself up for another failure in the Middle East that will damage its â?? no, our â?? credibility. One good thing will probably come of it, though. The naifs will learn. Theyâ??ll learn it the hard way, which seems to be the only way most of us learn anything over there. But theyâ??ll learn.
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