Even before Bashar al-Assad and his father, Hafez al-Assad, created a dynasty that has endured since 1970, Syria was governed by a succession of tyrants.
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此后,也许是实力减弱的巴沙尔一瘸一拐的走下去,也许阿萨德家族会被将军们当作累赘而抛弃。
After that we'll have a weakened Bashar limping along or the generals will decide that the Assads are a liability.
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在阿萨德家族中,巴沙尔是最得民心的。
Among the Assads, Bashar's is the most acceptable public face.