Strange how intellectual discussion concerning the so-called Arab Spring has almost entirely shifted in recent years ¡ª from one concerning freedom, justice, democracy and rights in general into a political wrangle between various antagonist camps.

The people who revolted across various Arab countries are now marginalized in this discussion, and are only used as fodder ¡ª killers and victims ¡ª in a war seemingly without end.

How did it all go so wrong?