The Syrian regime has poisoned the debate over intervention , writes Nadim Shehadi . The people would prefer President Bashar al - Assad to stay , he says . This was enough in itself to trigger so many reactions in the west , especially in the US . The regime manipulates the actions of U.N. weapons experts , writes Shehadi . He says , now is the time to look beyond the red flags thrown at us by the regime .
The Syrian regime has poisoned the debate over intervention , writes Nadim Shehadi . The people would prefer President Bashar al - Assad to stay , he says . The regime manipulates the actions of U.N. weapons experts , writes Shehadi . He says , now is the time to look beyond the red flags thrown at us by the regime .