Max Fisher

Max Fisher @Max_Fisher

@RNicholasBurns But is *any* response sufficient to alter his strategic calculus? Was this response? — PolitiTweet.org

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He will then have to decide whether to step back and incur domestic costs or escalate enough to hurt Assad, guaranteeing counter-escalation. — PolitiTweet.org

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When it bcomes clear strikes have not changed Assad’s behavior, Trump will come under enormous domestic & intl pressure to go further. — PolitiTweet.org

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Overheated debate over 2013 redline has established a narrative that punitive strikes could've saved Syria. Surely Trump exposed to this. — PolitiTweet.org

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DC folks & cable news types have been saying for years that punitive Syria strikes would do amazing things. Maybe Trump believed them. — PolitiTweet.org

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We’ve had four years of furious debate over whether symbolic punitive strikes on Syria would alter regime behavior. Now we’ll find out. — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @drfarls: @_Aalln_ @Max_Fisher And of course it's basically impossible to destroy an airfield; can be back in operation in fairly short… — PolitiTweet.org

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If this is it, then the message it sends is that US will extract only a symbolic — and easily bearable — cost for Syrian chem weapons usage. — PolitiTweet.org

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Syrian regime has repeatedly proven it will incur costs far greater than temporarily losing a single airfield. No reason to change strategy. — PolitiTweet.org

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A single airfield is pretty easy to rebuild, and Russia’s happy to help do it. Won’t curb Assad’s behavior. — PolitiTweet.org

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If this was executed competently and Russia given warnings, then strikes appear largely symbolic. Little impact on regime or its calculus. — PolitiTweet.org

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Reminder that many DC folks also promised punitive Syria strikes would chasten Russia and turn back Iran. We may find out soon! — PolitiTweet.org

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After all those years of DC folks arguing that a few punitive Syria strikes in 2013 would've fixed everything, turns out someone listened. — PolitiTweet.org

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Nothing wrong with reminders, but Obama admin folks have been saying this since the plan was implemented & it's bee… https://t.co/b3WTa799yh — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @MicahZenko: Or, US could fund all outstanding humanitarian needs for Syrians with what the Pentagon spends in 1 1/2 days. — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @MicahZenko: In DC, default option to save lives in civil wars is using stand-off military force, when humanitarian aid would be much mo… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @EvansRyan202: The news on Bannon being removed from NSC is being massively overplayed in my opinion. This guy still can walk right into… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @thomaswright08: In Sept 2015 Trump reacted to the death of a Syrian child on a beach by saying the US must take in Syrian refugees. He… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @TomPepinsky: Common error in politics is the supposition that national security strategy can be apolitical if generals make it https://… — PolitiTweet.org

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anything is possible etc, but past record suggests it is considerably likely that trump will talk a lot about syria and do little or nothing — PolitiTweet.org

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giant neon-lit caveat: trump has said a lot of things on FP and followed thru on very few another: syria rhetoric… https://t.co/KU815g5nDE — PolitiTweet.org

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this was unforced error by the white house but also it’s time for south korea to get over this one https://t.co/RT8iVpbDoP — PolitiTweet.org

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@GlennKesslerWP unfortunately, pointing to snowcroft is a good deal easier than emulating snowcroft — PolitiTweet.org

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@MazMHussain thats weird since john kerry said remarkable small air strikes would fix it. i guess its fixed? — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @kristin_lord: One in three current world leaders has been on an exchange program in US writes @izherka @AllianceExchnge https://t.co/U4… — PolitiTweet.org

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Syria’s Paradox: Why the War Only Ever Seems to Get Worse https://t.co/6nQM1xOLos — PolitiTweet.org

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This is a fascinating study in how far-right parties give mainstream voters permission to support extremist policies https://t.co/auiT5eQcdy — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @nytimes: For years, France's far-right party was known for anti-Semitism. Now it's promising to protect French Jews. https://t.co/gEwbd… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @natemcdermott: Can't imagine who the official was https://t.co/uKkDfM8Rh4 https://t.co/Eqq9ylmfmp — PolitiTweet.org

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bannon – finally, a slatepitcher in the highest reaches of power https://t.co/7UfBaSJAtR — PolitiTweet.org