Wall Street Journal: Obama’s Syrian illusions
A Syrian man rides a bike past damaged buildings in the rebel-held area of Douma, east of the capital Damascus, on Oct. 25, 2015.
So the U.S. government that was surprised by Vladimir Putin's takeover of Crimea, surprised by his invasion of eastern Ukraine, surprised by his plan to sell S-300 missiles to Iran, and surprised by his intervention in Syria now thinks the Russian strongman will sue for peace in Syria on U.S. terms and oust Bashar Assad.
