Assad’s fall won’t revive the Arab Spring - opinion
The battle to oust Assad has long ceased to be about democratic reforms or justice for the Syrian people.
THE ARAB Contact Group on Syria meets in Aqaba, this past Saturday. Those present included US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, UN Special Envoy for Syria Geir Pedersen, and the foreign ministers of Jordan, Egypt, Qatar, Bahrain, Turkey, the UAE, Saudi Arabia, Iraq, and Lebanon. (photo credit: ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS/REUTERS)Updated: