Fred Hof on the Escalating Violence in Syria

What kind of impact do you think the escalation in violence will have on the Assad regime and its supporters like Iran?

Host Carol Castiel and VOA broadcaster Pamela Dockins speak with Ambassador Frederic Hof, senior fellow at the Atlantic Council's Rafik Hariri Center for the Middle East. Ambassador Hof, who was the Obama administration's special advisor for the Syrian transition in 2012, talks about the critical role Bashar al-Assad's allies play in the Syrian conflict.

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