What we have allowed to occur is this is going to be settled in the manner that Russia and Iran decide it is going to be settled.
So there are no leverage points against the Russians, against the Iranians is basically what I am hearing.
I want to stop the slaughter, not just simply feed those who survive the carnage.
We need to be clear about what Iran is interested in in Syria, and that is, they want a government in Damascus that has ...
We have lost the opportunity and emboldened and strengthened our enemies whether those are Assad, Iran, Russia, the Isla...
The degree of carnage and butchery is unparalleled today, and it has bled over into Europe in a trail of death.
This policy option is infeasible for the United States, from moral, political, and security standpoints.
The Russians cannot bomb their way to peace. The Iranians cannot prop up Assad forever.
Any party responsible for these crimes must be brought to justice for the abuses which defy international law.
I believe that, absent a change on the ground, diplomacy alone is unlikely to end the Syrian war.
The only way forward is to expend every effort to achieve a broad political solution and to resolve this conflict throug...