There’s a pattern here. Either through inattention, bad analysis, or both, Washington has demonstrated that there’s much about this region it just doesn’t understand. First and foremost is that there are no comprehensive solutions to any issue right now. There are only interim outcomes, certainly not neat Hollywood endings where clarity and finality trump uncertainty and confusion. And the choices here aren’t between good and bad, but largely between bad and worse.The Obama administration is conducting a “policy review” on what to do about Syria and Iraq. But rehashing the same strategy could just make a bad situation even worse.

Source: www.foreignpolicy.com

"There’s a pattern here. Either through inattention, bad analysis, or both, Washington has demonstrated that there’s much about this region it just doesn’t understand. First and foremost is that there are no comprehensive solutions to any issue right now. There are only interim outcomes, certainly not neat Hollywood endings where clarity and finality trump uncertainty and confusion. And the choices here aren’t between good and bad, but largely between bad and worse."

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