The Road to Damascus

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Author(s)	The New York Times editorial board
Source	The New York Times
Date	November 15, 2006
URL	http://www.nytimes.com/2006/11/15/opinion/15wed2.html
Quote	"Chipping away at Lebanon’s sovereignty or Israel’s security to win Syria’s good will would, of course, be a disastrous mistake. But without crossing those red lines it might be possible for Washington to wean Damascus away from its alliance of convenience with Tehran. Syria and Iran are not natural or inevitable allies. Washington’s clumsy attempts to ostracize both regimes have managed to tighten their mutual embrace."

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This item argues for the position United States should negotiate with Syria on the topic Iranian nuclear crisis.