Bali and Removing al-Assad : To save Russia , bring Russia and Syria to the international diplomatic table . The best strategy for those who wish to avoid a protracted war in Syria is to bring Russia and Iran to the international diplomatic table . Rana will be more costly in the long run than most analysts suppose , they say . To defeat the regime , U.S. and its allies would have to heavily increase destruction , they say . The current international approach seems likely to repeat U.S. 's mistakes in Syria , they say .
Bali and Removing al-Assad : To save Russia , bring Russia and Syria to the international diplomatic table . Rana will be more costly in the long run than most analysts suppose , they say . To defeat the regime , U.S. and its allies would have to heavily increase destruction , they say . The current international approach seems likely to repeat U.S. 's mistakes in Syria , they say .