The New York Times quotes Rafik Hariri Center Resident Senior Fellow Frederic C. Hof on how many State Department officials working on Syrian issues believe the United States should be doing more to assist nationalist rebels:
“My strong sense is that the position that we ought to be doing a lot more to support the nationalist Syrian opposition enjoys strong backing among people at the Department of State with any connection to the Syria issue,” said Frederic C. Hof, who worked on Syria issues at the department from 2009 to 2012 and is now a senior fellow at the Atlantic Council.