• Avid Amoeba@lemmy.ca
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    Well he definitely contributed. He should also get credit if Syria turns into another failed state. One can hope it doesn’t.

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      1 month ago

      Huh? The state of Syria just collapsed; its failure is already in the rear view mirror.

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        1 month ago

        Currently there’s a window of opportunity for transitioning to a functional state of some sort. I’m referring to either the potential future failure of that, or the potential failure to transition to a functional state.

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          Before this week, Syria had already for years been carved up by ISIS/HTS/Al-Qaeda, Turkey, US/Kurds, and Israel. The Assad government was already a diminished, rump state. Now the four frenemy victors will decide the fate of the ex-rump state.