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<p><span word="DAMASCUS">DAMASCUS</span>, <span word="Sept">Sept</span>. 6-- <span word="The">The</span> <span word="former">former</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="ambassador">ambassador</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Syria">Syria</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Wednesday">Wednesday</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="has">has</span> <span word="accepted">accepted</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fact">fact</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="Assad">Assad</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="winning">winning</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="staying">staying</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="pan">pan</span>-<span word="Arab">Arab</span> <span word="Mayadeen">Mayadeen</span> <span word="TV">TV</span> <span word="reported">reported</span>.</p><p><span word="Former">Former</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="Ambassador">Ambassador</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Syria">Syria</span> <span word="Robert">Robert</span> <span word="Ford">Ford</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Wednesday">Wednesday</span> <span word="evening">evening</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Syrian">Syrian</span> <span word="administration">administration</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="President">President</span> <span word="Bashar">Bashar</span> <span word="al">al</span>-<span word="Assad">Assad</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="strongest">strongest</span> <span word="military">military</span> <span word="position">position</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="six">six</span> <span word="years">years</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="contrast">contrast</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="opposition">opposition</span>, <span word="whether">whether</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="political">political</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="military">military</span> <span word="groups">groups</span>, <span word="are">are</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="weakest">weakest</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="live">live</span> <span word="interview">interview</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="pan">pan</span>-<span word="Arab">Arab</span> <span word="Mayadeen">Mayadeen</span> <span word="TV">TV</span>.</p><p><span word="Ford">Ford</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Western">Western</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="regional">regional</span> <span word="backers">backers</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Syrian">Syrian</span> <span word="opposition">opposition</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="abandoned">abandoned</span> <span word="them">them</span>.</p><p><span word="Saudi">Saudi</span> <span word="Arabia">Arabia</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="largely">largely</span> <span word="dwindled">dwindled</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="support">support</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="opposition">opposition</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="added">added</span>.</p><p><span word="Ford">Ford</span>, <span word="now">now</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="senior">senior</span> <span word="fellow">fellow</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Washington">Washington</span>-<span word="based">based</span> <span word="Middle">Middle</span> <span word="East">East</span> <span word="Institute">Institute</span>, <span word="also">also</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Syrian">Syrian</span> <span word="opposition">opposition</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="mistakes">mistakes</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="crisis">crisis</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="mistake">mistake</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="said">said</span>, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="moderates">moderates</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="political">political</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="armed">armed</span> <span word="opposition">opposition</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="allowed">allowed</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="extremists">extremists</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="join">join</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="ranks">ranks</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="second">second</span> <span word="mistake">mistake</span>, <span word="Ford">Ford</span> <span word="continued">continued</span>, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="political">political</span> <span word="opposition">opposition</span> <span word="didn">didn</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="present">present</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="clear">clear</span> <span word="political">political</span> <span word="project">project</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="understood">understood</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="accepted">accepted</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Syrians">Syrians</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="Syrian">Syrian</span> <span word="civil">civil</span> <span word="war">war</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="declining">declining</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="is">is</span> "<span word="a">a</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="thing">thing</span>," <span word="Ford">Ford</span> <span word="noted">noted</span>.</p><p><span word="He">He</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Iran">Iran</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="helping">helping</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Russians">Russians</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="shrink">shrink</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="influence">influence</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="region">region</span>, <span word="adding">adding</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="has">has</span>, <span word="to">to</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="extent">extent</span>, <span word="lost">lost</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Syria">Syria</span>.</p><p><span word="Regarding">Regarding</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Kurds">Kurds</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="support">support</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="northern">northern</span> <span word="Syria">Syria</span>, <span word="Ford">Ford</span> <span word="remarked">remarked</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="idea">idea</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="will">will</span> <span word="militarily">militarily</span> <span word="defend">defend</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Kurdish">Kurdish</span> <span word="interest">interest</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="wrong">wrong</span>, <span word="warning">warning</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Kurds">Kurds</span> <span word="shouldn">shouldn</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="rely">rely</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="help">help</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="embark">embark</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="talks">talks</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Damascus">Damascus</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="directly">directly</span>.</p>
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