US Syria Foreign Relations

As the situation continues to spiral out of control, adult supervision is desperately needed. And this is a role that the U.S. (with the Arab League and Turkey) and Russia and China can attempt to play.

Confronting Iran in Syria would not have been part of the GCC's plans had the Syrian people not rebelled, and had the regime in Damascus not committed such grave mistakes.

Nine months into an engagement process with numerous bilateral meetings, the administration has yet to even clarify what precise, workable objectives it seeks to achieve in talking to Syria.