In Syria, U.S. Takes a Back Seat to Russia Listen Download Embed Share Share this on Facebook (Opens in a new window) Share this on Twitter (Opens in a new window) Share this via Email A picture of Syria's Bashar al-Assad sprayed with red paint lies on the ground next to a Russian flag about to be set on fire by protesters outside the outside the Russian embassy in Beirut. 2/5/2012 ( ANWAR AMRO/AFP / Getty ) Produced by Thalia Beaty Hosted by Todd Zwillich Produced by PRI and WNYC