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June 29, 2012

Russia Is to Syria What the U.S. Is to Bahrain

Mark Katz, Moscow Times

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The United States and other Western countries have been highly critical of Russia for supporting the regime of Syrian President Bashar Assad. There are, however, some uncomfortable similarities between Russian policy toward Syria and U.S. policy toward Bahrain.

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