11-03-2015, 08:52 PM
Syria is an mess. At this point the only answer is diplomacy. All of the main powers involved (the Assad regime, Russia, Iran, the U.S., Western Europe) need to sit down and come to an arrangement.
The actual deal is quite simple:
1) Assad will have to step down, because that is what the U.S. wants
2) The Alawite minority coalition will remain in power, because that is what Iran and Russia want
3) Assad will be allowed some form of semi-honorable retirement and retirement fund, because that is what he wants
4) When the country is stabilized the refugees will be able to return, because that is what the Europeans want
5) The new government will be charged with cleaning ISIL out of Syria, because that is what everyone wants.
The actual deal is quite simple:
1) Assad will have to step down, because that is what the U.S. wants
2) The Alawite minority coalition will remain in power, because that is what Iran and Russia want
3) Assad will be allowed some form of semi-honorable retirement and retirement fund, because that is what he wants
4) When the country is stabilized the refugees will be able to return, because that is what the Europeans want
5) The new government will be charged with cleaning ISIL out of Syria, because that is what everyone wants.
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