Wednesday's Opinions: The U.S.’s Syria policy rests on a treacherous fault line

Trump can't fake love of 'the blacks'; Donald Trump's surrogate circus; Will Trump's poisonous politics leave lasting damage?; More procurement problems for the District; Without American leadership in Syria, U.S. allies fight each other; Trump's brazen immigration flip-flops; So, You Must Talk to the Woman Who Is Wearing Headphones; Arianna Huffington leaving the Huffington Post: It’s time; Happy Hour Roundup; Lurking clowns: the most terrifying story of the year; Stop getting played by Trump’s scam job on immigration; Pennsylvania: The GOP’s Senate challenge in a nutshell     Bulent Kilic / AFP/Getty Images   David Ignatius The U.S.'s Syria policy rests on a treacherous fault line Conflicts between American allies are escalating. Read more » ADVERTISEMENT   Latest Columns   Kathleen Parker Trump can't fake love of 'the blacks' "The," as Trump uses it, effectively functions as a separatist term, which tells us a great deal. Read more »     Dana Milbank Donald Trump's surrogate circus One frequently has to scrape the bottom of the barrel to find people willing to make Trump's case. Read more »   CONTENT FROM ALLSTATE How #activism can inspire real change Millennials are taking advantage of new opportunities to share political and social views. Katrina vanden Heuvel Will Trump's poisonous politics leave lasting damage? His campaign's legacy will be the mainstreaming of hate and the rise of the alt-right. Read more »   Editorial Cartoons Tom Toles Ann Telnaes Gene Wilder’s parting (and arriving) message Donald Trump prepares for the presidential debates History repeats. The GOP nominee is just going to do as he always does.   ADVERTISEMENT   The Post’s View More procurement problems for the District Just bar companies that donate to political campaigns from receiving city contracts. By Editorial Board  •  Read more »   Without American leadership in Syria, U.S. allies fight each other President Obama will leave chaos to his successor. By Editorial Board  •  Read more »   Trump's brazen immigration flip-flops Whatever he says on Wednesday, he is almost certain to have previously said very nearly the opposite. By Editorial Board  •  Read more »   Latest Blogs So, You Must Talk to the Woman Who Is Wearing Headphones I am so, so sorry. By Alexandra Petri  •  ComPost  •  Read more »   Arianna Huffington leaving the Huffington Post: It’s time Internet journalism icon let her friends, books get in the way of Internet journalism By Erik Wemple  •  Erik Wemple  •  Read more »   Happy Hour Roundup Our nightly wrap-up of news and opinion. By Paul Waldman  •  The Plum Line  •  Read more »   Lurking clowns: the most terrifying story of the year That's it. I'm out. By Alexandra Petri  •  ComPost  •  Read more »   Stop getting played by Trump’s scam job on immigration Don Jr. clarifies Trump's position: They all have to go. By Greg Sargent  •  The Plum Line  •  Read more »   Pennsylvania: The GOP’s Senate challenge in a nutshell Republicans can save themselves from the Trump effect. By Jennifer Rubin  •  Right Turn  •  Read more »   Recommended for you   PostEverything Sharp opinions and smart commentary by outside contributors, in your inbox daily. Sign Up »         Share Opinions:       Twitter      Facebook Trouble reading? Click here to view in your browser. You received this email because you are signed up for Opinions. For additional free newsletters or to manage your newsletters, click here. We respect your privacy. If you believe that this email has been sent to you in error or you no longer wish to receive email from The Washington Post, click here. Contact us for help. ©2016 The Washington Post, 1301 K St NW, Washington DC 20071