Commentaries, Opinions, And Editorials On Syria's Civil War

Obama's Syria Disaster -- John Hannah, Shadow Government/Foreign Policy

Watching the nightmare in Syria unfold, you have to ask yourself: Could the Obama administration have made a worse hash out of the situation if it had tried?

Short of an outright Iranian victory that saw the Assad regime's power fully restored, it's hard to imagine a more dire set of circumstances for U.S. interests. The Syrian state is well on its way to imploding. A multiplicity of increasingly well-armed militias are rushing to fill the vacuum. At the forefront of the fight are a growing number of radical Islamist groups, including some affiliated with al Qaeda. The prospect that Assad' s demise will be accompanied by the use (and/or proliferation) of chemical weapons and massive communal bloodletting gets higher by the day. Libya on steroids is what we're looking at, only this time not on the distant periphery of the Middle East but in its heartland, a gaping strategic wound that is likely to threaten the stability and wellbeing of Syria's five neighbors -- critical American partners all -- for years to come.

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More Commentaries, Opinions, And Editorials On Syria

Obama Dangerously Blurs His Syria 'Red Lines' -- Evan Moore, US News and World Report
Middle East Exploding, and Obama Nowhere to Be Found -- Elise Cooper, American Thinker
For Obama, it’s not too late on Syria -- Michael Young, The Daily Star
Rally 'Round the Jihadist. The Obama administration slapped a terrorist designation on Syrian rebel group Jabhat al-Nusra -- but only managed to spark an anti-U.S. backlash among anti-Assad groups. -- Aaron Y. Zelin, Foreign Policy
Syrian Opposition Boosted by U.S. Recognition, But Faces Growing Challenges -- Vivienne Walt, Time
How the US can prevent the use and spread of Syria's chemical weapons -- Daryl G. Kimball and Paul F. Walker, Christian Science Monitor
Don't wait for Syria to cross the 'red line' -- George A. Lopez, Special to CNN
Leading From Behind Qatar. Deferring to those who arm Islamists in Libya and Syria. -- Wall Street Journal
How to avoid revenge killings in post-Assad Syria -- Christian Science Monitor editorial
Opinion: Letter from Syria -- Thomas Friedman, Mercury News
Syria: How War Is Tearing Apart Families -- Tim Marshall, SKY News
As Syrian Rebels Receive Endorsement, Will They Also Get Military Assistance? -- PBS Newshour
What’s Next for Syria’s Christians? -- Mark Movsesian, First Things
The Land of Topless Minarets and Headless Little Girls. A requiem for Syria. -- Amal Hanano, Foreign Policy
The Difference Between Iran and Syria for President Obama -- Jeffrey Goldberg, The Atlantic
What Should U.S. Policy Be in Syria? -- Council On Foreign Relations
How the U.S. Can Save Syria -- Daily Beast