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February 7, 2012

Time to Make a Deal With Assad

Nicholas Noe, New York Times

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The main reason for making a deal with Mr. Assad right now, even one where he is initially offered more carrots than sticks, is precisely that a Western-led process that steadily undermines his ability and desire to use violence would stabilize a quickly deteriorating regional situation, gradually opening up Syria's political system and reducing repression over time.

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TAGGED: Syria, Bashar al-Assad

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