Obama Sets Out to Make New Friends
Jim Lobe, Asia Times Online | March 5, 2009
Obama decided to send two high level US officials to visit Syria and participate in “preliminary conversations.” ++ The decision is a complete shift from the Bush attitude. ++ It comes as a pleasant surprise to those who believe that the US should support Syria-Israel talks and use it as a stabilizer in the region, luring Syria away from Iran and into American arms. ++ Syria is also eager to secure a more harmonious bilateral relationship, consequently ending US imposed sanctions, thus enabling the revival of the Syrian economy.
