Whats going on in syria given the scale of suffering given the scale of divisions how significant or insignificant is this latest development arent we all sort of overselling the whole that is there well 1st let me say that i remain of course very much attached as you said that motion syria this is the 1st this is the reason why i took the draw 1st with the u. N. To try to help bring about a settlement to meet the aspirations of certain people you know coming from the region. I think you would understand now the Constitutional Committee i look at it as a milestone. Very long process and bring about a peaceful peaceful and political settlement in syria. It is something that weve been working for as you know for some time ive said it before no suit again i think we could have had it earlier it will help syrians you know go to the opposition but also independents to put their minds together and work out. A new constitutional framework you know i think you know. Im sure you know that there
Syrian war would have been shortened a more specifically do you think the coordination among western powers on the syrian front did ultimately how to prolong or to shorten the syrian conflict as you pointed out when there was basically talking about europe and were talking of later all he was advising them merican president as well but in the middle east its its not just the region its beyond the region and beyond the region there are 2 camps in the region there were 2 camps so that really complicates things enormously so the context has changed in the sense that when it 1st started of course it was an expression of the grievances of the Syrian People became complicated by. I would say regional international. Interventions. They were designed to change things in syria its understandable that at the time it was the beginning of the arab spring and everybody thought that this was the tide of history things got more complicated i think people structure wiser positions and understood that
And that has influenced the syrian parties. A messenger i know that when it comes to syria you like quoting his own men they french political economist who used to say that to solve an intractable problem you need to change the context now apparently the context has been changed as you said but. There was also a big believer in coordinating diplomatic and military policy is among european nations particularly britain france and the United States and hes even credited for shortening the 2nd world war through his coordination efforts do you think the syrian war would have been shortened a more specifically do you think the coordination among western powers on the syrian withdrawal did it ultimately how to prolong or to shorten the syrian conflict as you pointed out when there was basically talking to but europe and were talking you later although he was advising them merican president as well but in the middle east its its not just the region its beyond the region and beyond the region t
Syrian front did it ultimately how to prolong or to shorten the syrian conflict as you pointed out when there was basically talking about europe and were talking you later although he was advising them merican president as well but in the middle east its its not just the region its beyond the region and beyond the region there are 2 camps in the region the return camps so that really complicates things enormously so the context has changed in the sense that when it 1st started of course it was an expression of the grievances of the Syrian People became complicated by. I would say Regional International interventions. They were designed to change things in syria its understandable that at the time it was the beginning of the arab spring and everybody thought that this was the tide of history things got more complicated i think people started to revise their positions and understood that the continuation of syrian conflict are a continuation is in no ones interests including the neighbor
Him to run this fascinating discussion about unknown air missions. Tom . Tom thank you. [applause] tom thank you. As pete said, the title is unknown air missions. Down they burn airfield, so we move to 1944, so we have got a couple of other debacles tobacco to talk about. The sometimes bizarre and ultimately abandoned attempt to employ in the china theater, and the other is an attempt to shuttle bomb that did much more to launch the cold war than it did in world war ii. Part here. Nasty got to setember i next to rich and rick, so they the forests, so i feel obligated to say today as i said then that we have to remind everybody here that we did eventually win the war. [laughter] now, we have two really distinguished panelists, terrific presenters. Biddle. Tammy davis ist of the curriculum, she also working on a project in the manpower and mobilization for world war ii that i guarantee is going to na pulitzer prize, just to set the bar where it should be for her. I appreciate it. Work on