I would not be surprised to see Syria break apart entirely.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
The presence of jihadis in Syria should be no surprise.
Just this week, Syria broke off all relations with the United States military and the CIA.
There is no one leader that's going to unify all of Syria that suddenly everyone is going to go, 'Yes, that's a logical place.' They're not unified. They don't have a setup succession like we do in the United States.
There is little doubt that an unstable Syria will destabilize the whole Middle East.
Unless there is meaningful change in Syria and an end to the crackdown, President Assad and those around him will find themselves isolated internationally and discredited within Syria.
Syrian influence has not ended yet. It is going to be a very long path.
If Syria collapses completely, the United States and the world would have to consider who, and what, fills the vacuum.
The Syrians are better suited to sort out their internal divisions than anyone else.
I think Syria is in a particularly sensitive geopolitical position in terms of the politics of the Middle East.
The situation in Syria is quite different from Libya.
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