The Syrian regime has poisoned the debate over intervention , writes Nadim Shehadi . The U.S. would prefer President Bashar al-Assad to stay , he says . The regime manipulates the mandates of U.N. weapons inspectors , writes Shehadi . (CNN) --
The Syrian regime has poisoned the debate over intervention , writes Nadim Shehadi . The U.S. would prefer President Bashar al-Assad to stay , he says . The regime manipulates the mandates of U.N. weapons inspectors , writes Shehadi . He says , now is the time to look beyond the red herrings thrown at us by the regime .