President Obama answered at a press conference

President Obama spoke in a press conference and answered to some tough questions.  My questions would be:

  • Prior to the US withdrawal, how do you negotiate with the Taliban? 
  • What is the basis of the conviction that the Syrian regime be gone? 
  • Will the clear win of the Supreme Leader Hamenei mean the end of the provocative rhetoric of the Iranian President Ahmadinejad? 
  • How much would it cost to attack Iran in terms of money or human resources? Syria? 

The President referred to G8 meeting now is planned to be held at Camp David in May. The meeting was previously planned to be held in Chicago. He referred to newly elected Putin who would be coming for the meeting.

In Russia, after the Presidential election on last Sunday, hundreds of protesters were arrested in such places as Moscow and St. Petersburg. The OSCE and the State Department issued a strong statement on how the Russian election was conducted.