Sign in Welcome! Log into your account your username your password Forgot your password? Get help Create an account Create an account Welcome! Register for an account your email your username A password will be e-mailed to you. Password recovery Recover your password your email A password will be e-mailed to you. Russia and the West Are Ready To Topple Syria’s President Bashar Assad 180 June 11, 2015 FacebookTwitterPinterestWhatsApp Published in The Sydney Morning Herald (Australia) on 10 June 2015 by Con Coughlin (link to originallink to original) Translated from English by . Edited by . Back To Origin This post appeared on the front page as a direct link to the original article with the above link . Tags:AustraliaBarack ObamaBashar AssadIslamic StateRussiaSyriaVladimir Putin Hot this week Block titleFeaturedAll time popularMore Austria: Donald Trump Stages the Iran War Like a TV Show March 27, 2026. Published in Der StandardAs soon as things become complicated, the U.S. president looks for a new spectacle. 0 Germany: Trump’s Problem at the Pump March 30, 2026. Published in Frankfurter Allgemeine ZeitungEven this president, who always presents himself as being so sure of victory, has respect for the American voter. 0 Canada: Trump Administration Doing All It Can To Get Hungary’s Orban Reelected March 26, 2026. Published in CBC 0 Australia: As Pakistan Positions Itself as a US–Iran Broker, It Draws on a Set of Relationships Few Countries Can Replicate March 27, 2026. Published in ABC News Australia 0 India: How ‘I, Me, Myself’ Dictates Trump’s Iran Adventure March 29, 2026. Published in FirstpostTrump simply doesn’t care ... about the war’s repercussions on Americans. 0 Topics Jordan: Would the US Sacrifice Israel? March 30, 2026. Published in assawsana[T]he U.S. may have come to realize how much its international standing has declined due to its subservience to Israel. 0 Germany: Trump’s Problem at the Pump March 30, 2026. Published in Frankfurter Allgemeine ZeitungEven this president, who always presents himself as being so sure of victory, has respect for the American voter. 0 Ireland: If You Want To Know Why Trump Keeps Going to War, Look at the Size of His Military Budget March 30, 2026. Published in Irish Times 0 Australia: Houthis Open Up New Front in Middle East War, Making Things Much More Complex for Trump March 30, 2026. Published in ABC News Australia 0 Egypt: Trump’s Responsibility March 29, 2026. Published in Ahram OnlineIn the U.S., Trump no longer has a declaration of a victory over Iran within his grasp. 0 Philippines: Iran War Could Lead to US Empire’s End March 29, 2026. Published in The Manila TimesMilitary power alone cannot sustain global dominance, and attempts to assert it in the face of structural decline may hasten the very outcome they seek to prevent. 0 India: How ‘I, Me, Myself’ Dictates Trump’s Iran Adventure March 29, 2026. Published in FirstpostTrump simply doesn’t care ... about the war’s repercussions on Americans. 0 Austria: Donald Trump Stages the Iran War Like a TV Show March 27, 2026. Published in Der StandardAs soon as things become complicated, the U.S. president looks for a new spectacle. 0 Related Articles Australia: Houthis Open Up New Front in Middle East War, Making Things Much More Complex for Trump March 30, 2026. Published in ABC News Australia Australia: As Pakistan Positions Itself as a US–Iran Broker, It Draws on a Set of Relationships Few Countries Can Replicate March 27, 2026. Published in ABC News Australia Australia: Trump Struggles To Find an Off-Ramp as an Oil Crisis Meets a Munitions Crisis March 27, 2026. Published in ABC News Australia Ghana: Great Power Protection: What the Sahel Can Learn from Iran and Venezuela March 26, 2026. Published in GhanaWeb[G]reat powers rarely come to the rescue of smaller states once their own strategic interests are at stake. Australia: Are the US and Iran about To Reach a Ceasefire Deal? March 26, 2026. Published in ABC News Australia Previous articleMere Lip Service from America and the UN Regarding Brutality on Rohingya MuslimsNext articleAfter 7 Years of Obama, Jeb Bush Is the Best the Republicans Can Do? LEAVE A REPLY Cancel replyLog in to leave a comment