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—Mustapha
Obama Gave Up on Syrian Regime?
July 21, 2011 · Mustapha Hamoui
Last week, the [Obama] administration all but gave up on [President Assad] and began to work for a transition to a new, democratic regime. […] Obama’s judgment is that “Assad is a guy who has taken all the wrong steps in response to protest,” says a White House official. The thinking in Washington now is about getting to the post-Assad era, quickly and peacefully.
For some reason, I’m still finding this very difficult to believe..