... piece to connect the reader in a deeper sense to what I was feeling as I wrote this.
As this historic terrorist attack unfolds, France, Europe, the West, and the Middle East need to really think about what they've been doing and what they are about ... ... you believe.
To those who think the only solution to this is simply more use of force and would blame Obama for not invading Syria and Iraq today like Bush invaded Iraq in 2003, please, just go away and stop talking. There are many complex factors in ...
... neither party can win a truly decisive victory – neither the Alawite minority nor Sunni majority can prevail, if only because there are other minorities which have brothers in blood and faith abroad. Under these circumstances, the breakdown of Syria would be the worst-case scenario.
The ascent of François Hollande has brought an end to the foreign policy triangle of Angela Merkel, Nicolas Sarcozy and David Cameron. Some experts regard this as a sign of France's weakening role in European politics. Do you believe this to be the case?
Under the circumstances, the Geneva Conference, with the participation of all regional actors, offers the only practical opportunity to approach a resolution to the conflict....
