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Syria-Lebanon-Iran
Jahwn scrambles to salvage Syrian opposition talks
2013-02-25
LONDON - The U.S. is frantically trying to salvage a Syrian opposition conference set for this week in Rome that U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry plans to attend. A senior Obama administration official says Kerry has sent his top Syrian envoy to Cairo in hopes of convincing opposition leaders that the conference will be critical to securing additional aid from the United States and Europe.
It's doomed...
Some members of the sharply divided Syrian Opposition Council are threatening to boycott Wednesday's meeting.

The official says U.S. envoy Robert Ford will say the conference is a chance for foes of Syrian President Bashar Assad to make their case for new and enhanced aid -- especially to Kerry. He's on his first overseas trip as secretary of state.
Posted by:Steve White

#4  Remember, Fukin.
Posted by: Redneck Jim   2013-02-25 16:45  

#3  Guess that depends on which assad opposition teams. And perhaps Team Jihad Quest, Sporting Club AQ/MB, Local Boyz United might be a bit apprehensive of the PR of travelling to Rome to be paid to fight in islamland.
Posted by: swksvolFF   2013-02-25 16:08  

#2  The key question is: would the Syrians be better off humiliating Kerry or asking him for help? My guess is they would get most out of him by asking him to beg to help them, and not by begging. This administration only behaves nicely to those who treat us like dirt.
Posted by: djk   2013-02-25 14:26  

#1  Catch-up diplomacy.

Which Syrian envoy?
Top Syrian envoy.
Posted by: swksvolFF   2013-02-25 13:05  

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