no point in striking ISIS unless you
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no point in striking ISIS unless you
also set a goal to take down Assad, and
act to achieve it.
The Turks are right in their call for a
"humanitarian strip" — 25-30 km into
Syrian territory along the borders, and
declare it a “no fly zone’’, a place for
refugees (there are several million of
them) to assemble and where they can
receive humanitarian aid.
¢ What hasn't been said explicitly is
that such a deployment might lead
sooner or later to engagement with the
Syrian Air Force — followed by the
Syrian Air Defense — which could
develop into an opportunity to
fundamentally change the balance of
power and the course of the war
against Assad's regime.
And one insight: ISIS may not be as
strong as it 1s being portrayed. A
coherent ,intense, coordinated action
during the next year or two, particularly
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