02/29/2012
https://www.congress.gov...
"An internationally brokered transition government seems further away today than ever with Assad's deputy foreign minister recently saying this will not happen, not now, not tomorrow, not ever."
"the United States must reassure our Gulf state partners and Israel of our commitment to their security."
"we are not going to be able to do anything unilaterally on that problem."
"Without having a game plan, what comes next, that is not what America should be investing."