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s had to wrestle with his own crises. He survived George W. Bush’s “global war on terror” after 9/11, then faced the

n Egyptian party could emerge between himself and the Muslim Brotherhood. That way, Mubarak could come to Washington once

e anyway. Donilon believes you have to go back to George H. W. Bush’s era to find such “alignment” among national-sec

es—as on the details of Af-Pak escalation— they cordially disagree but know the president will decide anyway. Donilon believes you have to go back to George H. W. Bush’s era to find such “alignment” among national-security principals. “She’s a great team player,” he says. The biggest problem between State and the Whi

sure, of these wars that we get into that sometimes do not represent a direct national security threat to the United States." Baker argued that the George H.W. Bush-led 1990-1991 Gulf War, which was prosecuted by an international coalition Baker himself played a key role in creating, was a more successful model

h buffing its image and fending off potential critics. In that exercise in self- preservation, the generals seem quite happy to work with Morsi and the Muslim Brothers — as in the firing of Muwafi. Ankle 2. TINIF As the Sinai Goes, So Too the Golan Heights? EFTA_R1_00537933 EFTA02029052 Tony Karon August 9,

ate the nation's strategic path. The memorable strategists include George Marshall for President Truman, Henry Kissinger for Nixon, James Baker for George H.W. Bush. But for almost two decades now, policymaking power has been concentrated increasingly in the White House-under George W. Bush and Vice President C

to Kansas. Ankle 3. Foreign Policy Can the Brotherhood Win In Egypt Without Its No. 1 Star? Ashraf Khalil April 18, 2012 -- CAIRO — Last week, the Muslim Brotherhood's leading light, Khairat al-Shater, looked like a confident front-runner in Egypt's presidential race. On the night of April 12, more than 5,000 men

s, the bogeymen of the west and the enemies of all autocratic Arab regimes, have not - yet - played a significant role. Still, Ennahda in Tunisia and the Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt have new opportunities in multi-party systems that will in turn change them. The killing of Osama bin Laden was a timely reminder of the def

REAK --- Article 4. NYT Does Foreign Policy Matter? Roger Cohen June 16, 2011— Perhaps foreign policy doesn’t matter in U.S. elections. President George H.W. Bush orchestrated a peaceful unwinding of the Cold War that united Germany within the West. A Europe divided became whole and free. Hundreds of millions o

” With the U.S. economy wobbling, Obama runs the Bush Sr. risk. He got Bin Laden and has been on the right

esidents and at least every American leader since George Bush Sr. have declared many of the past years as the "Cyp

utocracy is to get a firm grip on the political process, weeding out the opposition. This is precisely what has been occurring. Massive repression of the Muslim Brotherhood is the most obvious example of this process. While there are some legitimate security concerns regarding the Muslim Brotherhood ties to ongoing viole

s and at least every American leader since George Bush Sr. have declared many of the past years as the "Cypr

al leadership also sought by Iran. In Egypt, too, the Muslim Brotherhood and other Islamist forces look set to reap an ele

ect negotiation with Israel is the only way to reach a deal. What have we been doing for the past 20 years? What have we been doing since [President George H.W.]| Bush told us that if we recognize Israel, accept the two-state solution and renounce violence, the U.S. will stand shoulder to shoulder with us? HOUSE_OV

work so well (unless you think, apropos Iraq, that eight years and more than 100,000 lives later defines "well"). Obama has been more in the mold of George H. W. Bush and his secretary of state, Jim Baker, when the Eastern bloc was throwing off Moscow's shackles. Offer encouragement and stability, give a few speech

needs genuine regime change in Egypt. The new regime it needs is not a liberal democracy but one in which Islamist forces supportive of Hamas, namely the Muslim Brotherhood, come to power. At the moment, that is not likely. Egypt's military has retained a remarkable degree of control, its opposition groups are divided be

s at a time when democratic changes are giving public opinion new weight. As part of its broader outreach, the Obama administration has also met with the Muslim Brotherhood, the Islamist group whose political party is poised to win a major role in the country's new Parliament and remains the biggest political counterweig

ciety, accountable and effective democratic institutions, and responsible regional leadership." Other issues: Although he once described himself as a George H. W. Bush-school realist, in the past year Obama has learned to embrace humanitarian intervention, both in Libya and in central Africa, where military adv