US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton speaks at a press conference on February 24, 2012 following the 'Friends of Syria' conference.
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Is Putin fighting the last battle of the Cold War in Syria? Earlier this week, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton accused Russia of providing helicopters to assist the Assad regime; yesterday, she reiterated that Russia could sacrifice its interests in the Middle East if it doesn't support the international community's push for regime change in Syria. Despite Clinton's criticism and condemnation from the international community at large, Russia's foreign minister Sergei Lavrov says his country is simply fulfilling contracts for air defense systems that were signed between the Russians and Syrians years ago. James Collins is the former U.S. Ambassador to Russia and Ellen Barry is the Moscow Bureau Chief of The New York Times.
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The Assad regime should consider dividing the country. Historically, Assad's moniority ethnic group weren't accepted as "true" Muslims so if he steps down they will be massacred. On the other hand he won't be able to hold on indefinitely. I'm neither for dictatorships nor genocide. Syria is a construct of 19th century superpowers. The country's shape can change if Syrians cannot accept ethnic plurality within their current borders. It won't unravel the fabric of the universe.
You mean "smart power" provided by our great Sec. of State in the form of the "Reset" toy written in incorrect Russian didn't work? Not to worry, after the tiresome US election Obama will be more "flexible" with the Russians whatever that means. We don't know because the media doesn't bother to ask.
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