Syrian dictator reenters Arab fold, reviving old dilemma for US
The murderous regime of Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad is taking a diplomatic victory lap.
For millions in the Arab world who had yearned to cast off government by coercion, corruption, force, and fear, the moves now afoot to bring Syria back into the Arab League will feel especially disheartening.
They seem to represent a final step on the road from an Arab Spring to what is looking more like a new Arab ice age.
And the rapprochement raises thorny questions for the
