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Western envoys who had seen the Syrian president, that Assad’s many years of
document IMAGES-001-HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_011801.txt House Oversight Committee — Epstein Estate Records (Nov 2025)

/ BARAK / 44 Western envoys who had seen the Syrian president, that Assad’s many years of health problems had left him almost skeletally frail, even at times disoriented. Even my own negotiating team urged me to concentrate on the Palestinians instead. President Clinton kept st...

By the end of November, I believed that the chances of a peace agreement with
document IMAGES-009-HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028233.txt House Oversight Committee — Epstein Estate Records (Nov 2025)

… own Labor Party, which still had the largest number of parliamentary seats. In pursuing my peace efforts with Hafez al-Assad, and at Camp David, I'd insisted I was acting on the mandate I’d received in the Prime Ministerial election. If the peace efforts had failed, or if a sign...

the ruler of Syria is in deep trouble. It may be only a matter of time before Assad falls
document Commentators and analysts have been quick to state that Assad’s days are numbered. That may be true. Facing international isolation of unprecedented scale and a growing protest movement at home that is determined to depose him House Oversight Committee — Epstein Estate Records (Nov 2025)

the ruler of Syria is in deep trouble. It may be only a matter of time before Assad falls

short of bombing Damascus or sending arms. That all eyes are currently on Assad is certainly bad new
document Qaddafi’s departure will also make it possible for the international community to devote more attention and energy to Syria and come up with more creative and coordinated policies to assist the Syrian people House Oversight Committee — Epstein Estate Records (Nov 2025)

short of bombing Damascus or sending arms. That all eyes are currently on Assad is certainly bad news for the dictator.

The Options Available To The United States To Minimize These Risks Are Limited At Best. Washington Has Certainly Warned Assad Against Using The Weapons Domestically. But With Assad Already At Risk Of Indictment For Crimes Against Humanity
document The options available to the United States to minimize these risks are limited at best. Washington has certainly warned Assad against using the weapons domestically. But with Assad already at risk of indictment for crimes against humanity House Oversight Committee — Epstein Estate Records (Nov 2025)

and given his likely belief that the United States will not intervene militarily due to its commitments elsewhere -- including its politically unpopular and still opaque involvement in Libya -- U.S. warnings may have little deterrent effect.

no point in striking ISIS unless you
document IMAGES-010-HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028894.txt House Oversight Committee — Epstein Estate Records (Nov 2025)

no point in striking ISIS unless you also set a goal to take down Assad, and act to achieve it. The Turks are right in their call for a "humanitarian strip" — 25-30 km into Syrian territory along the borders, and declare it a “no fly zone’’, a place for refugees (there are sever...