White House Looking For New Options On Syria

U.S. Revisits Options On Syria As Talks Stall -- Wall Street Journal

Seeking Ways to Pressure the Assad Regime, the Obama Administration Takes a Fresh Look at Expanding Training, No-Fly Zones

The Obama administration, exasperated by stalled talks over Syria and seeking ways to pressure the regime and its Russian allies, plans to revisit options ranging from expanding efforts to train and equip moderate rebels to setting up no-fly zones, according to officials briefed on the deliberations.

The move means the administration again will consider military, diplomatic and intelligence options that previously were presented to the White House but set aside in favor of pursuing international talks. Growing frustration with the stalled diplomatic track in Geneva and with Russia's refusal to exert pressure on the regime of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad to agree to talks over a transitional government prompted the move to re-evaluate U.S. options.

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More News On The U.S. Examining It's Options On Syria

U.S. Scolds Russia as It Weighs Options on Syrian War -- New York Times
U.S. believes diplomacy key to ending Syria conflict: White House -- Reuters
Report: US revisiting military options on Syria -- Stars and Stripes
U.S. Rethinks Force Options Amid Slow Syria Progress -- National Journal/Global Security Newswire
Obama Plans to Escalate the War in Syria -- Bob Dreyfuss, The Nation
Syria: Will the U.S. Be Blamed for Failure to Act? -- David Francis, Fiscal Times
Obama’s failure to act on Syria -- Richard Cohen, Washington Post

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