https://pjmedia.com/spengler/2012/07/24/hopeless-but-not-syri-us/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 06:57:28 -0400<![CDATA[Over at the new Gatestone Institute, some longstanding friends and I conduct a regular electronic meeting to dissect crisis situations, and let the public read the results after we&#8217;re done. There are too many moving parts for any individual to follow, and Syria is a case in point: It resembles one of those Quentin Tarantino standoffs in which everyone has a gun pointed at everyone else. Our last exercise came to a striking conclusion: Nothing is going to happen in Syria, except more of the same. Syria will stand as a living monument to the delusions of the Democracy Exporters.]]>Tue, 24 Jul 2012 13:56:04 -0400<![CDATA[David P. Goldman]]>https://pjmedia.com/david-p-goldman/2012/07/24/hopeless-but-not-syri-us-n130958