So Much for 'Engagement': Syrian Regime Freezes Out U.S. Envoy
CNSNews ^ | 6/13/11 | Patrick Goodenough
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(CNSNews.com) – Five months after the Obama administration sent a new envoy to Damascus, Ambassador Robert Ford’s lack of access to Syrian leaders shows the limitations of Obama’s policy of seeking to engage hostile regimes.
For the past couple of weeks, attempts by Ford to meet with government officials to discuss the deepening political crisis have been blocked, according to the State Department.
“He continues to request meetings with the Syrian government, and those continue to be denied,” State Department spokesman Mark Toner said on Friday.
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