Putin and Assad Have Presented The West With An Impossible Ultimatum -- Michael Kelley, Business Insider
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad told Russian news agency RIA Novosti that Syria will not fulfill a chemical weapons initiative unless the U.S. stops threatening to strike Syria and "ceases arms deliveries to terrorists."
The statement, no doubt coordinated with the Kremlin, attempts to put Washington (and France) in a bind: Either cancel any plans to potentially attack Syria, as well as arms shipments to rebels, or say goodbye to the diplomatic solution to the crisis.
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Commentaries, Opinions, And Editorials
Middle East reconfigured: Turkey vs. Iran vs. Saudi Arabia -- Soner Cagaptay and Parag Khanna, Special to CNN
An Israeli Strike on Iran Just Got More Likely -- Ben Birnbaum, New Republic
Israel, Syria and American Moral Hazard -- Leon Hadar, National Interest
Russia aims to hide its role in stockpiling Syria’s arsenal: Rogers -- Shaun Waterman, The Washington Times
How Obama can make Putin hurt -- Liz Peek, New York post
Is Putin a Journalist? -- James Taranto, wall Street Journal
Israelis, Palestinians reflect on the Oslo peace accords 20 years on -- L.A. Times
Saudi rulers are once again trying to exert their influence in the region -- The Economist
Saudis At Odds With U.S. Over Egypt -- Peter Kenyon, NPR
Who Will Be Left in Egypt? -- New York Times editorial
History Wars: A Long View of Asia’s Territorial Disputes -- Trefor Moss, The Diplomat
One Year On, Island Dispute Still Roils Japan And China -- Walter Russell Mead, American Interest
Don’t abandon Taiwan for better China ties -- Abraham Denmark and Tiffany Ma, Special to CNN
Bavaria Votes: Beer Hall King Could Help Merkel Win -- David Crossland, Spiegel Online
The War That Began in 2001 (and 1979) Continues -- Clifford May, Real Clear World
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