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Assad Is Still in Control
(Washington Post) Jim Hoagland - President Bashar al-Assad's promise to dismantle his regime's chemical arsenal inflicts greater strategic damage on Syria's rebel forces than those weapons could ever achieve on the battlefield. He has drawn the world's attention away from the opposition's grim struggle to liberate their Arab nation. With Assad the key to implementing the destruction of Syria's chemical weapons, the Obama administration is in no position to weigh in heavily on the side of his mortal enemies.