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uldn’t use it now. Jim Steinberg (ex Obama). Must be certainty in everyone’s mind as to outcome (ie.that Assad is out). Take nothing off the table. Dennis Ross (ex Obama): Costs and consequences of intervention have been discussed, but most of these consequences and costs will come to fruition whether we go

and let others participate with less unique assets (supplying arms etc.). There is no prospect of UN cooperation. But a coalition of the willing (UK, Arab League) will give us the legitimancy we need. Very good prospect of military success. Reasonable prospect of success on humanitariean side. We should act, b

ect: March 25 update Date: Tue, 25 Mar 2014 10:22:05 +0000 25 March, 2014 Article I. Los Angeles Times Next test for Obama: Soothing the Saudis Dennis Ross Article 2. The National Interest Lebanon's Next Flashpoint Nicholas Saidel Article 3. American Prospect Disrespecting Your Defender Gershom G

ndeed, expectations are, if anything, even lower than in the past. This latest heads-of-state meeting, like all previous ones, is being convened by the Arab League, which was established nearly 70 years ago to foster mutual co-ordination in order to achieve "the close co-operation of the member-states". In the

d to the momentum in Baghdad. "The Iranians are in the position of needing to pursue diplomacy, if anything, even more than they did before," said Dennis B. Ross, one of Mr. Obama's senior advisers on Iran until last year and now at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy. "It's not like they have any

black ball. He'll be trouble for whomever gets the presidential post. Enter Amr Moussa, former Mubarak foreign minister and Secretary General of the Arab League. The cigar- smoking Moussa is one of the best known Egyptians on the international scene. Smart, tough and smooth- as-silk, the multi-lingual Moussa

the circumstances." And this wasn't about building a bomb; most Iranians said Iran's nuclear activities shouldn't include producing weapons. Even Dennis Ross--who has rarely, in his long career as a Mideast diplomat, left much daylight between his positions and AIPAC's, and who once categorically opposed

any members of Syria's army — estimated at 300,000 men — were actually willing to EFTA_R1_00484984 EFTA01991847 fight for Mr. Assad. Turkey and the Arab League should also help opposition forces inside Syria more actively through the use of remotely piloted helicopters, either for delivery of cargo and wea