http://www.mail.com/people/31602-ben-rhodes.html Mail.com - the best personalized free web-based Email en en http://sec-s.uicdn.com/mail.com/2.29/img/mailcom_logo_rss.png http://www.mail.com/people/31602-ben-rhodes.html http://www.mail.com/news/world/2158748-g-8-seeks-unity-syrian-peace-talks-tax-evasion.html ENNISKILLEN, Northern Ireland (AP) — President Barack Obama, Russian President Vladimir Putin and other G-8 leaders attempted to speak with one voice Tuesday on seeking a negotiated Syrian peace settlement — yet couldn't publicly agree on whether this means President Bashar Assad must go. Their declaration at the end of the two-day Group of Eight summit s... Tue, 18 Jun 2013 20:48:33 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2158748-g-8-seeks-unity-syrian-peace-talks-tax-evasion.html 2013-06-18T20:48:33Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2158650-obamas-influence-limitations-display-g-8.html BERLIN (AP) — Now a veteran of the international summit scene, President Barack Obama wielded significant influence over the agenda at this week's Group of Eight meetings, but had only modest success in achieving the results he sought. It was Obama's recent move to arm Syria's rebel fighters that catapulted the two-year civil war to the top of the agenda ... Tue, 18 Jun 2013 19:53:10 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2158650-obamas-influence-limitations-display-g-8.html 2013-06-18T19:53:10Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2154008-obama-takes-bolder-syria-stand-g-8-talks-open.html WASHINGTON (AP) — After months of caution, President Barack Obama suddenly is positioned more aggressively on Syria than the global leaders he's joining at a summit Monday, now that he has authorized weapons and ammunition shipments to struggling rebels. Obama is expected to push Britain and France to take similar action when talks open in Northern Irelan... Sat, 15 Jun 2013 15:13:56 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2154008-obama-takes-bolder-syria-stand-g-8-talks-open.html 2013-06-15T15:13:56Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2153338-reaction-cool-to-us-arms-plan-syrian-rebels.html WASHINGTON (AP) — The Obama administration hopes its decision to give lethal aid to Syrian rebels will prompt other nations to beef up assistance, now that the U.S. has cited evidence that the Syrian government used chemical weapons against its people. But the international reaction Friday ranged from flat-out disbelief of the U.S. intelligence assessments to calls for negot... Sat, 15 Jun 2013 00:03:59 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2153338-reaction-cool-to-us-arms-plan-syrian-rebels.html 2013-06-15T00:03:59Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2151446-hezbollah-will-fighting-syria.html BEIRUT (AP) — Hezbollah's leader vowed Friday that his militants would keep fighting in Syria "wherever needed" after the U.S. agreed to arm the rebels in the civil war, setting up a proxy fight between Iran and the West that threatens to engulf more of the Middle East. President Barack Obama has deepened U.S. involvement in the conflict, authorizing leth... Fri, 14 Jun 2013 20:30:50 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2151446-hezbollah-will-fighting-syria.html 2013-06-14T20:30:50Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2151404-obama-steps-up-military-aid-to-syrian-rebels.html WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama's authorization of military aid to the Syrian rebels "dramatically" increases U.S. support for the opposition, the White House said Friday, while acknowledging that it will take time for the supplies to reach fighters struggling in their clashes with Syrian President Bashar Assad. U.S. officials said the new aid wo... Fri, 14 Jun 2013 17:36:05 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2151404-obama-steps-up-military-aid-to-syrian-rebels.html 2013-06-14T17:36:05Z