Syria and the Crisis of Antiwar Opposition

The antiwar left should offer an alternative to the humanitarian crisis in Syria, organize against the War on Terror, and oppose Israeli policy in Palestine. These aims are not mutually exclusive.

by David Turpin, Jr.

The revolutionary struggle in Syria against President Bashar Al-Assad is being buried under the rubble.

For nearly six years, Syrians have endured a genocidal backlash from Assad and his allies as rebel forces have attempted to liberate towns and cities from the Baathist regime’s grasp. In towns like Madaya, for example, entire commun…