But what if the fastest route to a stable, unified Syria were actually a rapid government victory?This newspaper backs the establishment of a no-fly zone to protect civilians.
The threat posed by the group is unclear, he added, calling it part of a "new generation" of terrorist organizations that has splintered off from Al Qaeda's Southeast Asian affiliate, Jemaah Islamiyah, a militant group that backs the establishment of an Islamic state in the region.
Shortly after World War II (1939 45), the Soviet Union backed the establishment of an independent country around the largely Kurdish city of Mahābād, in northwestern Iran.
Needless to say, there were more political manoeuvrings on Thursday, with the leading English clubs throwing their support behind the Welsh regions, who are backing the establishment of a new pan-European tournament – the Rugby Champions Cup.
But Pakistan says it will support the process, the United States has backed the establishment of a Taliban office in Doha, and the Taliban say they are open to dialogue.
Michael Gove has backed the establishment of a new Royal College of Teaching – modelled on the medical royal colleges – as a voice for the profession in competition with unions, which he said were dominated by a "tiny, but vocal, group of militant activists".
Mr. Holbrooke backed the establishment of a rapid-deployment unit at United Nations headquarters to work with a roster of available military, police and civilian experts to be called on as needed.
Ten years ago, the heads of the G-8 countries met in Genoa, Italy, to back the establishment of the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria — a new funding mechanism that dramatically increased resources available to fight preventable, treatable diseases stalking the poor and depleting developing economies around the globe.
Mr Ban backed the establishment of a UN peacekeeping force before the crisis leads to widespread atrocities.
Northern Ireland's health minister has backed the establishment of an all-Ireland children's heart surgery centre in Dublin in the Republic of Ireland.
The new US Defence Secretary Chuck Hagel - who had a key role in backing the establishment of the dialogue over 10 years ago - will hold trilateral meetings with the defence ministers of South Korea and Japan, and separately with Australia and Japan.
