The end is near in Syria – that is the optimistic headline emerging from Western news sources like the Guardian and Washington Post, as a drumbeat of good news emerges from the north that a tipping point to this war may be underfoot. Reports that opposition forces aligned with Nusra Front have seized more towns in Idlib province are fueling speculation that the Assad regime is on its last legs.
While this is an encouraging sign, the trouble is we’ve seen this movie before. Several times in the past Western analysts have predicted the imminent fall of Assad, only to see …read more
Source: The Huffington Post
