ASSAD: Peace Talks Will Fail And America Will 'Deal With' Regime Victory

Syrian President Bashar-al Assad gave a hard line interview with Argentina's Clarín newspaper, dismissing international peace efforts and blaming the West for supporting "terrorists" fighting his government. "No state talks to terrorists," he said, according to a transcript in English provided to The New York Times. "When they put down their arms and join the dialogue, then we will have no objections. Believing that a political conference will stop terrorism on the ground is unreal." Interviewe...