Syria is history repeating itself

Syria’s woes point to an irreversible weakening of Western supremacy, writes Jaswant Singh

SYRIA’S agony has generated a variety of unproductive responses: Verbal condemnation of the excesses of President Bashar al Assad’s regime; disagreements about the wisdom of armed intervention; and all-around confusion about the possibility of finding a viable long-term solution.

Worse, the world may be getting a glimpse of a very ugly future.