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wakening, the current administration has taken successive positions on Egypt—all to little effect. And when the president of the United States says Assad "must go," but has no idea how to achieve this (and later does nothing when Assad crosses the chemical-weapons red line)—well, it does not inspire
s more valuable than the cash was the public show that Obama couldn't keep his allies in line and happy. Not Russia— EFTA00678196 Putin would back Bashar al-Assad till the very end which, given American impotence, virtually guaranteed Assad's survival. By the time Putin offered Obama a joint initiative to rid
nd the next day Saudi Arabia responded with a statement condemning Russia and stating, "[Vladimir] Putin has lost Arab hearts with his support for [Bashar al-]Assad." The fight spilled over into the Saudi Twittersphere the moment Russia moved into Crimea, with Saudi hashtags accusing Russia of moving
ise and overdue shift has concrete policy attached to it, including bolstering the U.S. military posture in the region, a major trade initiative in the Trans-Pacific Partnership and broader diplomatic ties through programs like the expanded strategic and economic dialogues with China. Those initial moves herald a shift that
working: The ACLU complained that there was not more conversation about voting rights: A Post columnist noted that Gabbard's history with Syria's Bashar al- Assad needs to be brought up more, especially on the debate stage: A Huff Post political reporter predicted who will get cut before the next de
The ACLU complained that there was not more conversation about voting rights: A Post columnist noted that Gabbard's history with Syria's Bashar al- Assad needs to be brought up more, especially on the debate stage: A Huff Post political reporter predicted who will get cut before the next debate: Can
enged implicitly and explicitly by several candidates. Even Biden stepped away from the former president on one issue, saying he no longer supports the Trans-Pacific Partnership." That's quite a flip-flop. Biden was a prominent salesman for the deal three years ago. Notably, Obama is staying neutral and has declined to end
Mike Pompeo meeting with Taliban delegation in Qatar in September 2020 Trump ordered missile strikes in April 2O17 and in April 2018 against the Assad regime in Syria, in retaliation for the Khan Shaykhun and Douma chemical attacks, respectively.[S9'1[392] In December 2018, Trump declared "we have
lt-right"—as his campaign CEO [- Trump's campaign platform emphasized renegotiating U.S.-China relations and free trade agreements such as NAFTA and the Trans-Pacific Partnership, strongly enforcing immigration laws, and building a new wall along the U.S.—Mexico border. Other campaign positions included pursuing energy indep
Entities connected to both Bashar al-Assad and the Trans-Pacific Partnership

Barack Obama
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George W. Bush
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United States
LOCATION
Tehran
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Bill Clinton
PERSON
Middle East
LOCATION
Marc Rich
PERSON
Jeffrey Epstein
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Vladimir Putin
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Hillary Clinton
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Donald Trump
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Joe Biden
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Michael Cohen
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Samantha Power
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Ronald Reagan
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John F. Kennedy
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White House
ORGANIZATION
Riyadh
LOCATION
Osama bin Laden
PERSON
Stephen Hawking
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