Story highlights
- The Syrian regime has poisoned the debate over intervention, writes Nadim Shehadi
- The U.S. would prefer President Bashar al-Assad to stay, he says
- The regime manipulates the mandates of U.N. weapons inspectors, writes Shehadi
- He says, now is the time to look beyond the red herrings thrown at us by the regime
Nadim Shehadi
U.S. changing its tone on Syria? 02:04
McCain: Obama 'too cautious' on Syria 03:52
Alleged chemical attack in Syria 05:19
Syria: Weapon inspectors can go anywhere 01:55
Syria's wounded treated in Israel 02:57
Syria to allow chemical weapon inspector 02:06
