CNN’s Zakaria: Tillerson Is Following Obama’s Policy of Syrian Regime Change

COOPER We ve just ░░░░░░░░ this from Secretary of ░░░░░░░░ Rex Tillerson speaking from ░░░░░░░░ a Lago Secretary Tillerson ░░░░░░░░ the U S is ░░░░░░░░ the Geneva process will ░░░░░░░░ in political change in ░░░░░░░░ that results in a ░░░░░░░░ of President Bashar al ░░░░░░░░ In his words Through ░░░░░░░░ Geneva process we will ░░░░░░░░ a political process to ░░░░░░░░ Syria s future in ░░░░░░░░ of its governing structure ░░░░░░░░ went on to say ░░░░░░░░ U S hopes to ░░░░░░░░ with international partners to ░░░░░░░░ areas of Syria That ░░░░░░░░ the end of his ░░░░░░░░ The idea of stabilizing ░░░░░░░░ of Syria I m ░░░░░░░░ sure if that s ░░░░░░░░ reference to safe zones ░░░░░░░░ some have discussed ZAKARIA ░░░░░░░░ think now what Tillerson ░░░░░░░░ describing is a return ░░░░░░░░ Obama s policy Remember ░░░░░░░░ Obama policy has always ░░░░░░░░ regime change in Syria ░░░░░░░░ a political process in ░░░░░░░░ It hasn t worked ░░░░░░░░ far but it seems ░░░░░░░░ Trump Administration which had ░░░░░░░░ as though they had ░░░░░░░░ away from that saying ░░░░░░░░ Assad can stay let ░░░░░░░░ take care of ISIS ░░░░░░░░ now they re back ░░░░░░░░ saying Assad must go ░░░░░░░░ question of how you ░░░░░░░░ him to go is ░░░░░░░░ The area of stabilization ░░░░░░░░ wonder whether that is ░░░░░░░░ reference to safe zones ░░░░░░░░ to the potential partition ░░░░░░░░ Syria A number of ░░░░░░░░ think the only solution ░░░░░░░░ in the long run ░░░░░░░░ going to be some ░░░░░░░░ of partition Michael knows ░░░░░░░░ geography better than I ░░░░░░░░ but you would have ░░░░░░░░ create in a sense ░░░░░░░░ that Sunnis controlled areas ░░░░░░░░ the Alawite minority that ░░░░░░░░ represents and their allies ░░░░░░░░ and allow them to ░░░░░░░░ in that The idea ░░░░░░░░ you re going to ░░░░░░░░ a total victory on ░░░░░░░░ side seems highly unlikely.”