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December 10, 2012

Watching Syria's Descent

Jackson Diehl, Washington Post

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The scariest thing about Syria, from the West’s point of view, may be the gap between the hair-raising scenarios senior officials are discussing about what may happen next and their limp strategies for preventing it.

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TAGGED: Barack Obama, Syria, Middle East

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