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The US will have to accept second-class status in the Middle East

  • Written by Gordon Adams, Professor Emeritus, American University School of International Service

You may not have noticed it – the chair that wasn’t there.

The seven-year long Syrian civil war is ending with a government victory, aided by Russia and Iran. Talks to end to the war are accelerating.

Who is at the table in those talks? Russia, Turkey and Iran. Noticeably, not the United States.

The missing U.S. was starkly obvious...

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