WASHINGTON -- As Syria veers toward a violent political transition, U.S. officials are hoping to avoid a dangerous vacuum like the one that followed the 2003 toppling of Saddam Hussein in neighboring Iraq that triggered a sectarian civil war.President Obama is seeking a "managed transition" in Syria with the twin goals of removing President Bashar al-Assad as soon as possible, and doing so without the evaporation of the authority of the Syrian state.
Source: http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2012/07/19/looking_for_a_syrian_endgame_114833.html
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