One of the toughest calls to make in diplomacy is when to compromise with anti-democratic leaders like Putin. While progress on Iran and Syria is a long shot, he may be our best choice. There are times when we have to deal with the world as it is to eventually get the world we want. This is a big set of issues, worthy of debate between Obama and Romney on the campaign trail. Russia is surely not, as Romney said, our leading adversary, but it still has the power to make or break US policy on important issues. The road to progress in the Middle East may now lead through Moscow.
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