Syria, Secularism, and US Policy
In
a groundbreaking article, one of our more respected experts on Middle
East affairs has proposed that our policy pivot to outright cooperation
with Assad’s regime in Syria, the better to campaign more effectively
against our mutual enemy the Islamic State, or ISIS.*
This
idea will be a tough one for most Americans to accept, given the Assad
regime’s past record on human rights and its relations with Hezbollah
and Iran. But when you think about it, it makes sense. Back when we were
fighting Nazi Germany we made a command decision that although the
Soviet Union was not to our liking, the Nazis were worse, and posed more
of an immediate threat to U.S. interests. We mixed our ideals with our
interests, swallowed, and made the right decision.
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