"President Obama is still correctly demanding that al-Assad step down"
Assad is a vicious monster and he should definitely face trial for all the crimes he's committed, but isn't demanding that he step down immediately unrealistic and actually harmful to the prospects of ending the conflict?
He will never acquiesce to that and will continue fighting to death if he knows that it's either that or a prison in The Hague (or worse), which will only prolong the fighting and lead to more loss of lives.
"President Obama is still correctly demanding that al-Assad step down"
Assad is a vicious monster and he should definitely face trial for all the crimes he's committed, but isn't demanding that he step down immediately unrealistic and actually harmful to the prospects of ending the conflict?
He will never acquiesce to that and will continue fighting to death if he knows that it's either that or a prison in The Hague (or worse), which will only prolong the fighting and lead to more loss of lives.