Syrian war leaves no easy choices

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Author(s)	Michael Gerson
Source	The Washington Post
Date	August 26, 2013
URL	http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/michael-gerson-a-complex-path-to-ending-syrias-war/2013/08/26/c7173532-0e7b-11e3-bdf6-e4fc677d94a1_story.html
Quote	The best-case scenario is probably this: a negotiated outcome in which Assad departs and other regime elements agree to form an interim government with the non-extremist members of the opposition. The new government would then need to engage in a multi-year power struggle (aided by the United States) with the jihadists. But this approach would require convincing the regime it can’t win militarily. Which would probably only happen after a Kosovo-style, Western air campaign.

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This item takes a mixed stance on the position United States should intervene on the topic Syrian civil war.