Letters: Caution on Syria
Re “The long haul in Syria,” Opinion, May 29
The recent successes of the Syrian army are causing some to rethink their belief that President Bashar Assad’s government faces imminent collapse.
Meanwhile, our government and our allies are eager to see a just and quick end to Assad’s oppressive rule. Support for the rebels has been limited, as we have mainly concerned ourselves with diplomacy with the Russians.
Those who want U.S. military intervention against Assad must now ask themselves: What if this regime should come out triumphant and once again become the despised but legal government of that country?
A careful, judicious and patient diplomatic U.S. policy may bring about peace without more acrimony.
Daniel Antonio
Irvine
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