To my thinking, the immediate concern here is whether or not the US will allow Russia to show the world a way out of the Syrian civil war. Will the US act the spoiler to deny Russia what will be seen as a clear "win"? Is the US big enough to stand down, to get off Assad's back?
The bigger question would be is Obama strong enough to resist pressure from the Zionists to continue the march to Tehran thru the suburbs of Damascus?
Iran remains the key. I was heartened to read in today's press that the EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton has announced fresh talks with Iran. http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/latest-news/iran-world-powers-to-hold-nuke-talks-eu/story-fn3dxix6-1226725651641
Are we ready to finally give diplomacy a chance? I hope so. Iran seems ready. Is the West?

Ah Yes its that snappy chappie member of the Israeli propaganda dept(possibly unpaid) Mr Singer,giving advice about Arabs suffering from the result of the Sykes/Picot agreement,and the Balfour agreement which set up Israeli.
As for what is happening in Syria,and your advice I think you would be better served cleaning up the Israeli/Settler treatment of the Palestinians,Who I know you think don't exist,than offering advice on another country's problems.
Or you could ask you Good friends in the Dept how many A bombs the
govt have how many chemical weapons they have and try being honest for once

You have to give it to Singer. He has enlarged the scope of his thinking and is now an expert on the whole of the Middle East as well as an apologist and white-washer for the rogue nation of Israel.

How long will it take him to enlarge his scope even further and give us his grand prognostications on the whole world? How long will it take him to contact Putin and Obama and tell them where they got it wrong?

Will he be elected to run the U.N. in a few months? Will he become the Head of the New World Order and sit at Obama's right hand?

One thing you could never accuse the Singer of is humility or lack of ambition!

It would have been useful if the author had offered insights concerning Israel's attitudes and policies regarding the Syrian situation.

Israel is the most powerful country in the region and also one of Syria's neighbours.

In the absence of mention of Israel, one can only assume Israel supports the anti-Assad forces, including the jihadists.

To #halduell, #John Ryan, #David G, #plantagenet

You all share a remarkable characteristic - total disregard and lack of any compassion for the suffering of the Syrian population which has seen at least 110000 killed and seven million citizens displaced over the last thirty months.

My article puts forward a proposal that could see the conflict ended.

Do you agree with it or disagree? Do you have an alternative? Do you care?

#plantagenet - the insight I can offer regarding Israel's attitudes and policies are encapsulated in the following article:

http://www.haaretz.com/news/middle-east/1.547807

Shame on all of you

'To #halduell, #John Ryan, #David G, #plantagenet '

yes the hatred of the only democracy in the middle east is amazing but not surprising. it fits with their very narrow world view.