There are those who are pushing for Assad to stay and others like this author who would be glad to see him gone. Perhaps Assad will step down and Syria possibly could be on the mend.
The Assad dead end
BERNARD-HENRI LÉVY
Published — Saturday 7 November 2015
Last update 7 November 2015 12:30 am
Set aside the fact that Assad’s forces have caused 10-15 times more civilian deaths thus far than Daesh, whose horrific execution videos have overshadowed the Syrian dictator’s invisible massacres. But even if you can purge all of this from your thoughts, a policy for Syria that posits Assad as an “alternative” to Daesh is simply not viable.
Assad, after all, literally unleashed Daesh’s current savagery: In May 2011, he released hundreds of radicals from prison, quickly supplying the infant group with fighters and leaders. He then methodically shelled positions held by moderate rebels, while no less methodically sparing Daesh’s stronghold in Raqqa. And then, in mid-2014, he allowed Iraqi elements of Daesh to find sanctuary in eastern Syria.
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The Assad dead end
The Assad dead end
BERNARD-HENRI LÉVY
Published — Saturday 7 November 2015
Last update 7 November 2015 12:30 am
Set aside the fact that Assad’s forces have caused 10-15 times more civilian deaths thus far than Daesh, whose horrific execution videos have overshadowed the Syrian dictator’s invisible massacres. But even if you can purge all of this from your thoughts, a policy for Syria that posits Assad as an “alternative” to Daesh is simply not viable.
Assad, after all, literally unleashed Daesh’s current savagery: In May 2011, he released hundreds of radicals from prison, quickly supplying the infant group with fighters and leaders. He then methodically shelled positions held by moderate rebels, while no less methodically sparing Daesh’s stronghold in Raqqa. And then, in mid-2014, he allowed Iraqi elements of Daesh to find sanctuary in eastern Syria.
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The Assad dead end
