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I offered my Monday morning analysis on what happened in Syria and what it means for the region, first with Judge Napolitano and later, with Nima. The Judge also interviewed Alastair Crooke, Scott Ritter, Ray McGovern, Pepe Escobar and Jeffrey Sachs. All had interesting perspectives and are worth investing the time to watch.I want to share with you a fascinating Russian perspective from esteemed war correspondent, Marat Khairullin:Syria is important. No matter how bitter it is to realize this. But there is such a maxim, “no matter how hard the failure is, if you have learned from it, then it...

The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) launched hundreds of attacks on Syrian heavy weaponry and suspected chemical weapons facilities in the 24 hours since the fall of the Assad regime, as Israeli soldiers moved into Syrian territory. Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad fled the country for Russia early Sunday morning as rebel forces, including Islamists, began moving into the capital city of Damascus. Russia and Iran were unwilling, or unable, to come to Assad’s aid. Israel soon moved troops into the demilitarized zone between Israel and Syria, on Syrian territory, to deter Syrian rebels from attacking. It also occupied the peak of...