"If the United States decided to effectively accept Mr. Assad’s continued rule on the grounds that he can provide a bulwark against terrorism, as some foreign policy thinkers have recommended, “that would crystallize the thinking of all these groups by convincing them that they are under an immediate American threat,” said Emile Hokayem, of the International Institute for Strategic Studies.
“A lot of these groups don’t have a fixed idea about a global jihad, and they could go one way or the other, depending on Western policy,” he said." So the Jihadi Bin Ladenite groups, according to this strain of thought, is not really opposed to the US but may disagree with the US if it refrains from opposing Asad.
“A lot of these groups don’t have a fixed idea about a global jihad, and they could go one way or the other, depending on Western policy,” he said." So the Jihadi Bin Ladenite groups, according to this strain of thought, is not really opposed to the US but may disagree with the US if it refrains from opposing Asad.
