3 Quotes by Jonathan Lindley

The timing was linked more to the trouble the U.S. administration is having with the domestic impact of high oil prices and the situation in Iraq rather than a deterioration of ties between Washington and the Arab World.

A lack of consensus is likely to entrench the position of the hard line Sunni nationalists and strengthen their resolve to keep fighting.

Acceptance of the charter won't open any magic doors, but it would demonstrate that the government won't be moved by violence. If it fails, it will be a setback.