The Opposition Must Think and Act Politically: An Interview with Louay Hussein - The Syrian Observer
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The Syrian regime needs renewed international recognition, and it has now found an opportunity to get that through communication with Washington about striking IS. The regime has agreed to these strikes, if Washington coordinates with it. It will try – with Russia on its side – to pressure Washington to communicate with it on this matter. It will not make any effort to discuss how powerful IS is, how much territory it controls, or suggest that its threat to the international community is limited to its activities and presence in Iraq. The regime hopes to force Washington to assign it the task of striking IS and, moreover, to regain its legitimacy. But this will certainly not happen. All of Washington’s strategy toward IS is based around getting Russia to give up its last outpost in the region – the Syrian regime.