SYRIA: A tough nut to crack
When the Iraq Study Group, led by former US secretary of state James Baker, issues its long-awaited report at the end of the year, Washington and Baghdad won't be the only cities poring over its recommendations. In Damascus, the opportunity to restore relations with the US is important to a state that has languished in diplomatic isolation since the assassination of former Lebanese prime minister Rafiq Hariri. But just what each side will give the other is still unclear.
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