Indeed there are a variety of things the Americans - with or without key allies - might do, but all involve varying degrees of risk and are by no means certain to alter the situation in Syria for the better.

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Some on the right believe the most important thing is for Americans to wake up to how badly they belong to government the better to alter that reality through revolutionary change.

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Mr. Erdogan is not only free to reshape the military, but has a much better chance of winning constitutional changes that could alter politics here for decades.

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