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Syria: bottom line questions

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Syria: bottom line questions Graham E. Fuller (grahamefuller.com) 16 April 2018 The Trump administration has just delivered several dozen military strikes against Syria purportedly aimed at chemical production and storage facilities. It was an act the international community feared might lead to overt war in Syria between the US, Iran and Russia, but it came […]

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Syria—what cost “victory?”

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Syria—what cost “victory?”  Graham E. Fuller (grahamefuller.com) 6 October 2016 A deep contradiction lies at the heart of US policy towards the present horrifying conflict in Syria. Which is better? To now reluctantly accept continuation of Bashar al-Asad in power in Damascus for the foreseeable future, thereby hastening the end of the war and the […]

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The Russians are Coming!

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The Russians are Coming! Graham E. Fuller (grahamefuller.com) 14 September 2015 Washington has been wrapped in confusion and indecision for years now in trying to sort out just what its real objectives are in Syria. Its obsessive, and ultimately failed goal of denying Iran influence in the Middle East has notably receded with Obama’s admirable […]

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141201- Making Sense of The Turkey-ISIS Mess

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141201- Making Sense of The Turkey-ISIS Mess 1 December 2014 Among the many confusing factors swirling around the whole ISIS phenomenon is the role, or roles, of Turkey in the situation. It might be helpful to tick off some of the major salient factors that compete to form Turkish policies towards ISIS under Erdoğan at […]

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