| ID | 115084 |
| Title Proper | Assad Delenda Est |
| Other Title Information | the case for aiding Syria's rebels |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Totten, Michael J |
| Publication | 2012. |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | Syria's tyrant Bashar al-Assad is in the middle of a life-or-death struggle. He might be overthrown. He should be.
The Arab Socialist Baath Party regime, beginning with its founder Hafez al-Assad and continuing through the rule of his son Bashar, is the deadliest state sponsor of terrorism in the Arab Middle East. It assisted the bloodthirsty insurgency in Iraq that killed American soldiers by the thousands and murdered Iraqi civilians by the tens of thousands. It has used both terrorism and conventional military power to place Lebanon under its boot since the mid-1970s. It made Syria into the logistics hub for Hezbollah, the best-equipped and most lethal non-state armed force in the world. It has waged a terrorist war against Israel and the peace process for decades, not only from Lebanon, but also from the West Bank and Gaza. And it is Iran's sole Arab ally and its bridge to the Mediterranean. |
| `In' analytical Note | World Affairs US Vol. 175, No.2; Jul-Aug 2012: p.15-21 |
| Journal Source | World Affairs US Vol. 175, No.2; Jul-Aug 2012: p.15-21 |
| Key Words | Syria ; Bashar al-Assad ; Arab Socialist Baath Party ; Terrorism ; Arab Middle East ; Conventional Military ; Gaza ; Iran ; Mediterranean |