The Donald Trump administration’s Syria policy continues to evolve in remarkable, even head-spinning ways. Clinton’s successor, John Kerry, faced similar Russian obstructionism when trying to win Russian support for getting beyond Assad. First, the very concept of regime change is anathema to Russian President Vladimir Putin. McMaster expressed his hope that “Russia could be part of the solution” if it could “re-evaluate” what it is doing. The problem is that Russia knows exactly what it is doing, and it is highly determined to keep on doing it.

Source: National Post April 12, 2017 15:22 UTC