And the Saudis obviously were very much encouraging of this, but it's making a lot of people wary that he would meet with someone of this nature. Do you think that this is a positive step for US Foreign policy? There are reasons to be at least mildly optimistic about the future of Syria. but we do have to see some progress in terms of minimizing or getting control of sectarian violence. (19:30–19:35)
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Asserts mild optimism about Syria's future.
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