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September 10, 2013       Share:    

Source: http://www.timesofisrael.com/winning-without-chemical-weapons/

How Assad Could Win without Chemical Weapons

(Times of Israel) Avi Issacharoff - If Assad agrees to the suggestion from Moscow to hand over the chemical weapons he has, not only could he avoid a U.S. military strike, he will also preserve the current situation in Syria, which gives him and his army an advantage over the disorganized and fragmented opposition. Over the past year Assad has used chemical weapons around 13 times, mainly for tactical reasons - like conquering an area and clearing it of opposition fighters and local population. The incident outside Damascus on Aug. 21 was an exception. Assad can reach similar results using conventional weapons alone.

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