The courage of the Syrian protesters is remarkable, for they face prison, torture, or death every time they lift a banner.

Elliott Abrams
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  4. In Arab capitals, the failure of the United States to stop Iran's nuclear program is understood as American weakness in the struggle for dominance in the Middle East, making additional cooperation from Arab leaders on Israeli-Palestinian issues even less likely.

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