The Assad regime has lost the consent of the governed, and it is difficult to see how a replacement Alawite regime would be able to regain this consent. — Elliott Abrams Copy Share Image
“The most durable kind of change is that which is people-driven. In each of our transitions - from colonialism to independence, to development and to democracy – the political order lasted because there was a significant degree of public support.… — SBYudhoyono Copy Share Image
