Bring Syria’s Assad and his backers to account now

Bring Syria’s Assad and his backers to account now

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The United States should not be in the business of regime change, but the Assad clique and its backers must be brought to account before it is too late. The world will not forgive us for our inaction, argue John Allen and Charles Lister.