Syria’s conflict has significance far beyond its borders

With Syria a kind of geopolitical chessboard on which interests great and small play for their advantage, the prospect of Mideast instability is high.

The raging conflict in Syria that has left thousands dead and stymied all international peace entreaties is not just about the fate of President Bashar Assad.

from By Patrick J. McDonnell, Los Angeles Times

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