*The grotesque rehabilitation of Bashar al-Assad's regime — Syria’s criminal president has been cordiallyinvited to this week's Arab League summit in Saudi Arabia— makes sense to cynical Arab governments. They hope to reduce Damascus's dependence on Iran, encourage refugees to return, halt state-sponsored drug rackets and cash in on reconstruction.Would it be better to maintain hostilities so that Assad is not forgiven?I'm not sure.On one hand, peace would do a lot to reduce Syrians' suffering.On the other hand, peace could result in Assad's getting the supportto conquer Rojava.