Bashar al-Assad’s Syria offers Iran a springboard into the Arab Middle East
If Iran cannot save Assad, its aim is to ensure his successor remains closely allied and does not defect to the western campThe prospect of direct western military or “humanitarian” intervention, overt and covert, to speed regime change in Syria appears to be strengthening after last week’s UN debacle and the regime’s ensuing violent efforts to finish off its opponents. But appearances are deceptive.
published date:Wed, 08 Feb 2012 17:19:54 GMT
Bashar al-Assad’s Syria offers Iran a springboard into the Arab Middle East
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Bashar al-Assad’s Syria offers Iran a springboard into the Arab Middle East
If Iran cannot save Assad, its aim is to ensure his successor remains closely allied and does not defect to the western campThe prospect of direct western military or “humanitarian” intervention, overt and covert, to speed regime change in Syria appears to be strengthening after last week’s UN debacle and the regime’s ensuing violent efforts to finish off its opponents. But appearances are deceptive.