TODAY’S MESOP QUOTATION II : WHO BENEFITS FROM THE REYHANLI BOMBINGS ?
Fawaz A. Gerges, the director of the Middle East Center at the London School of Economics, was quoted by The Associated Press after the bombings suggesting that although the Assad regime has strongly denied being behind the Reyhanli bombings, it can not be too unhappy about the outcome. “For Assad, this is an optimal option. He is the main beneficiary because he has made it very clear that if Syria implodes, the Syrian fire would consume neighboring states,” Gerges said.