1.   All three leaders face some painful choices now as they gather at a bleak American air base to confront each other.

2.   American and Russian leaders face a host of important security, political and economic issues.

3.   Any Indian leader faces the fact that India is a democracy in which millions of poor voters play a decisive role in choosing governments.

4.   Arab leaders are facing anger among their populations because of the Iraqi situation, anger that has been fueled in recent months by Israeli actions against the Palestinians.

5.   Both leaders faced questions about their conduct in office and the fate of the Russian economy.

6.   Both leaders faced intense pressures from constituencies back home who were against compromise.

7.   A good biography reminds us how past leaders faced the crisis at hand.

8.   A new Syrian leader faces grave challenges as the nation comes to a crossroads in the peace process with neighboring Israel.

9.   Both leaders face almost impossible domestic challenges.

10.   Both leaders face opposition at home if they are seen as giving away too much.