Kerry in Saudi Arabia for Talks on Syria, Libya, Yemen

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U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry met Sunday with Saudi Arabia's King Salman for talks on the conflicts in Syria, Libya and Yemen ahead of larger meetings on those crises in Europe this week.

Kerry was also scheduled to meet Saudi Arabia's crown prince, deputy crown prince and foreign minister. His visit comes at a critical time in efforts to rein in fighting and encourage political dialogue in all three countries that have been wracked by violence for years.

Kerry is trying to shore up the shaky truce in Syria, which has been fraught with violations on both sides. While the U.S. and its partners accuse the government of the vast majority of breaches, they have also acknowledged violations by the opposition.

The situation has been further complicated by the intermingling of some western and Arab-backed rebels with groups such as the al-Qaida affiliate, known as the Nusra Front, which the U.N. has designated a terrorist organization and therefore not covered by the truce. Saudi Arabia and the U.S. have rejected attempts by Russia to get those rebels placed on the U.N. terrorist list.

http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/kerry-saudi-talks-syria-libya-yemen-39123293

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1. .....Thanks for the post.

I can't even deal with it anymore. The situation in the ME seems beyond hope for repair in the visible future. There is NO Discussion in any MS US Media about what to do about it. It will be Trump 24/7 Coverage until Election Day.

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2. Well it became so awash in bullshit and speculation and chaos that it was not worth keeping score,

so to speak, but it seems to have reached the point that the Sauds would like to withdraw, but cannot get anybody else to play along, and meanwhile the Sunni jihadis are having a field day there and we have just sent in some special forces to do something in Mukallah about that, but it's not clear what yet.