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by yyyk 2087 days ago
What happened in Syria was precisely the result of allowing Assad to 'deal with the crisis'.
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Not at all. It was to prevent bloodbath of rebels and regime change as a side dish. But then Assad turned out stronger and with better allies and the quagmire was born.
The West never ever wanted regime change in Syria, as corroborated by Ford and others. The entire purpose was to keep the rebels in leash, and the bloodbath was the expected result.