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March 17, 2013

Real Steps for a Post-Assad Syria

David Ignatius, Washington Post

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The Obama administration and the Syrian opposition are beginning to grapple seriously with the core problem in Syria, which is how to topple President Bashar al-Assad without creating a political vacuum in which terrorists, warlords and regime die-hards could thrive.

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