In this task, you will be presented with a passage and have to answer a question based on your understanding of the events inferred from the passage. Try to find the best answer that is most likely to fill in "_". Note that the URLs in the text have been replaced with [Link].
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Question: (CNN) Syrian government forces say they have retaken control of the rest of Aleppo, but there is no military solution to the conflict in Syria. Only a widely accepted political settlement can end the fighting and stitch the country back together. The recent Syrian regime offensive -- supported by Russian and Iranian-backed forces -- to capture the rest of the eastern side of the city has led to the complete fall of the besieged area. However the Syrian regime's recent victories have raised many questions about the impact of these gains on the conflict in Syria and the fate of the country.Haid: Even if Assad is able to control Syria militarily, after a long struggle, the regime will still not be able to efficiently run the countryDespite the significance of Aleppo, the fate of the city alone is not a decisive factor in the Syrian conflict 
 Question:Any other solution will only deal with symptoms and ignore the illness until it is too late for it to be treated, and turn _ into a failed state permanently.

Answer: Syrian


Question: Tampa, Florida (CNN) -- With Texas Gov. Rick Perry threatening to cement his standing atop the national polls, his rivals for the Republican presidential nomination aggressively sought to undermine his conservative credentials on Monday during the first-ever CNN/Tea Party debate in Florida. Perry repeatedly found himself in the crosshairs, as the field of candidates took turns attacking his positions on illegal immigration, Social Security, and his controversial 2007 push to vaccinate Texas schoolgirls against human papillomavirus, a common sexually transmitted disease that can lead to cervical cancer. Minnesota Rep. Michele Bachmann, whose standing among Republicans has slipped dramatically since Perry entered the race, said she was "offended" by Perry's executive order, which included an opt-out provision for parents who did not want the vaccine.NEW: Perry finds himself in the crosshairs as GOP candidates attack his positionsBachmann accuses Perry of helping a drug company through a vaccination orderRomney on Perry: Being dealt aces does not make a good poker playerPerry calls for Social Security reform but drops "Ponzi scheme" label 
 Question:_ and Perry squared off on the vaccination situation, with Bachmann saying, "We cannot forget that in the midst of this executive order there's a big drug company that made millions of dollars because of this."

Answer: Michele Bachmann


Question: Moscow (CNN) -- Russia's upper house of parliament voted Wednesday to revoke the right of President Vladimir Putin to use troops in Ukraine as efforts continue to calm a separatist uprising in Ukraine's east. The Federation Council had approved Putin's request for a resolution allowing the use of force on March 1. But Tuesday, Putin sent a letter to the speaker of the upper house seeking to cancel the resolution. One lawmaker voted against revoking the powers Wednesday, with 153 in favor. Putin's request was made in light of ongoing talks on how to settle the crisis in Ukraine's eastern regions, said presidential spokesman Dmitry Peskov.NATO agrees to a package of support to help Ukraine defend itselfRussia's Federation Council cancels resolution authorizing use of troops in UkrainePresident Vladimir Putin asked for the step in light of peace talks, his spokesman saysJohn Kerry and other NATO foreign ministers are meeting in Belgium 
 Question:"Ukraine has a clear vision for rebuilding its defense and security sector and a clear strategy for resolving the crisis," _ Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen said.

Answer:
NATO