I have 3 ideas for US diplomacy that would help a political solution to stop this internationalized civil war.
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1, a grand bargain with Russia entailing pledge to halt NATO expansion, keep Tartus port, for Moscow to stop bombing.
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2, diplomatic normalization with Iran and other inducements more carrot than stick to stop aid to Assad
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3, dialogue with Hezbollah, perhaps delisting from DoS's official list of terror orgs, to get them out of the conflict
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Lots of ooga-booga resistance to any of those in US domestic politics and media, but no harm to any vital interests.
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I list them not because they are easy politically but b/c you asked what US might do without more war to stop conflict
7:51 PM - 18 Oct 2016
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