BULLETIN No.158

Syria Comment
Can Bush Bring Down Syrian Regime?
Between Syria and Israel, a strategic breakthrough for peace is possible By John K. Cooley
Conflict aftermath
Lebanon's new political battle lines following the war with Israel
U.S. fears Syria, Iran purposely violating Lebanon arms embargo
Analysis: German UNIFIL mission under fire
New Statesman No peace in our time Israel is facing crises on several fronts: fallout from the Lebanon war, the looming threat from Iran, and internal corruption. The mood has rarely been more gloomy. John Kampfner reports from Jerusalem
Jerusalem Post The Region: Neither apologist nor absolute critic [ BARRY RUBIN
New Statesman No peace in our time Israel is facing crises on several fronts: fallout from the Lebanon war, the looming threat from Iran, and internal corruption. The mood has rarely been more gloomy. John Kampfner reports from Jerusalem
United States Rededicating Itself to Middle East Peace Process
Daily Star An international force in Gaza is long overdue By Cesar Chelala
Olmert Says Israel May Widen Military Role in Gaza
U.S. arming and training PA guard against Hamas
Yedioth Ahronoth An avoidable war/ Eitan Haber
Daily Star Just how weak is Hamas after months of pressure? By Jarrett Blanc
BBC Far-right joins Israel coalition The Israeli parliament approves the addition of an ultra-nationalist party to the governing coalition.
Der Spiegel ISRAEL VERSUS GERMANY Confrontation off Lebanon Leads to Questions

CSIS U.S. PolIcy Optıons ın Iraq: A PrIMer A number of options for U.S. policy in Iraq have been articulated publicly by prominent politicians or analysts. To help inform the debate surrounding those options, CSIS has compiled brief descriptions of several of the most prominent ones. READ MORE
Los Angeles Times Resistance to deadlines for Iraq is weakening More U.S. military officers are questioning the idea that a firm date for troop reductions would undermine efforts to create a stable state.
UPI Outside View: Iraq partition -- how bad? John M. Owen
What would Dems do about Iraq? Even if Democrats take both Houses of Congress, big change is unlikely.
Sunday Times One divided by three is the only Iraq solution by Peter Galbraith
Iraq: The Long-Term View - Ian Bremmer, RealClearPolitics
Sunday Telegraph The only solution left for Iraq: a five-way split A carefully considered federal system is the last and only chance of holding Iraq together in the absence of a dictator of Saddam's dimensions, says Gareth Stansfield. Three regions won't be enough.
Newsweek Rethinking Iraq: The Way Forward The drawdown option: It is past time to confront reality. To avoid total defeat, we must reduce and redeploy our troops and nudge the Iraqis toward a deal. Here's how. By Fareed Zakaria
Washington Post Partition Is Not the Solution . . . By Rend al-Rahim
. . . But a U.S. Policy Czar Might Help By Jim Hoagland
This is Baghdad. What could be worse? By Anthony Shadid
A Month of Second Thoughts on Iraq
Timetables? Depends on Who's Talking
The Observer Leader We have an obligation to stay in Iraq - for now The current climate of pessimism, bordering on panic, takes the short-term view that Iraqi democracy cannot be salvaged. It still can.
The new Iraq? By Jon Sawyer There is a disturbing sense of déjà vu in Washington's actions and rhetoric on Iran.
WSJ Diversity's Oppressions Why Iraq has proven to be so hard to pacify. By THOMAS SOWELL
Saudi warns of mass ethnic cleansing if Iraq splits
“Out of Iraq: A Practical Plan for Withdrawal Now” by George McGovern and William R. Polk
Leader We have an obligation to stay in Iraq - for now The current climate of pessimism, bordering on panic, takes the short-term view that Iraqi democracy cannot be salvaged. It still can.

Daily Star Don't antagonize a potentially nuclear Iran By Reza Zia-Ebrahimi