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In late November, longtime Middle East analyst Patrick Seale wrote about Syria's agony. A "prominent Arab" told him that "Syria, as we know it, is finished!"
He called losing Syria's regional role a "major casualty." Since WW II, it "played a pivotal role in Arab politics".It used to be said that there can be no war without Egypt and no peace without Syria."Since 1948, it's led "resistance to Israel." If Syria collapses, "a new regional configuration of power is likely to emerge in which Islamists of various stripes seem destined to play a bigger role."
Seale may be saying be careful what you wish for. Things may not turn out as planned. It remains to be seen what's ahead and what follows.
Dmitry Trenin is right. What's likely appears "really, really grim."
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