Document from Hillary Clinton’s State Department emails:
“The best to way to help Israel deal with Iran’s growing nuclear capability is to help the people of Syria overthrow the regime of Bashar Assad…It is the strategic relationship between Iran and the regime of Assad in Syria that makes it possible for Iran to undermine Israel’s security.”
“The best to way to help Israel deal with Iran’s growing nuclear capability is to help the people of Syria overthrow the regime of Bashar Assad…It is the strategic relationship between Iran and the regime of Assad in Syria that makes it possible for Iran to undermine Israel’s security.”
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“Libya was an easier case…[but] the Libyan operation had no long-lasting consequences for the region. Syria is harder. But success in Syria would be a transformative event for the Middle East…the region would be changed for the better as Iran would no longer have a foothold in the Middle East from which to threaten Israel”.
“Washington should start expressing its willingness to work with regional allies like Turkey, Saudi Arabia, and Qatar to organize, train and arm Syrian rebel forces…Then, using territory in Turkey and possibly Jordan, US diplomats and Pentagon can start strengthening the opposition. It will take time.”
“Victor will not come quickly or easily, but it will come. And the payoff will be substantial. Iran would be strategically isolated, unable to exert its influence in the Middle East. The resulting regime in Syria will see the United States as a friend, not an enemy…And a new Syrian regime might well be open to early action on frozen peace talks with Israel. Hezbollah in Lebanon would be cut off from its Iranian sponsors since Syria would no longer be a transit point for Iranian training, assistance and missiles.”
“America can and should help them [Syrian rebels] - and by doing so help Israel”.
“Libya was an easier case…[but] the Libyan operation had no long-lasting consequences for the region. Syria is harder. But success in Syria would be a transformative event for the Middle East…the region would be changed for the better as Iran would no longer have a foothold in the Middle East from which to threaten Israel”.
“Washington should start expressing its willingness to work with regional allies like Turkey, Saudi Arabia, and Qatar to organize, train and arm Syrian rebel forces…Then, using territory in Turkey and possibly Jordan, US diplomats and Pentagon can start strengthening the opposition. It will take time.”
“Victor will not come quickly or easily, but it will come. And the payoff will be substantial. Iran would be strategically isolated, unable to exert its influence in the Middle East. The resulting regime in Syria will see the United States as a friend, not an enemy…And a new Syrian regime might well be open to early action on frozen peace talks with Israel. Hezbollah in Lebanon would be cut off from its Iranian sponsors since Syria would no longer be a transit point for Iranian training, assistance and missiles.”
“America can and should help them [Syrian rebels] - and by doing so help Israel”.
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