(Institute for National Security Studies-Tel Aviv University) Udi Dekel and Orit Perlov - The diplomatic agreement for dismantlement of Syria's chemical weapons has granted President Assad new legitimacy. At the same time, the National Coalition of Syrian Revolutionary and Opposition Forces, and the Free Syrian Army, have lost their legitimacy as leaders of the opposition. Once again, the U.S. is seen as a superpower that abandons its allies - this time, the National Coalition and the Free Syrian Army.
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