https://pjmedia.com/richardfernandez/2012/11/26/to-win-or-not-to-win/feed/PJ Media is a leading news site covering culture, politics, faith, homeland security, and more. Our reporters and columnists provide original, in-depth analysis from a variety of perspectives.en-usWed, 10 Jun 2026 01:58:47 -0400<![CDATA[Former Secretary of State Condoleeza Rice writes in the Washington Post that &#8220;the civil war in Syria may well be the last act in the story of the disintegration of the Middle East as we know it. The opportunity to hold the region together and to rebuild it on a firmer foundation of tolerance, freedom and, eventually, democratic stability is slipping from our grasp.&#8221;  She warns that the victor of the Syrian civil war will be Iran &#8212; even if Assad loses.]]>Mon, 26 Nov 2012 09:46:04 -0500<![CDATA[Richard Fernandez]]>https://pjmedia.com/richard-fernandez/2012/11/26/to-win-or-not-to-win-n192250