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ntervention has a particularly strong chance of going wrong. The Assad regime has a powerful army, and more domestic and international support than Gaddafi had in Libya. If fighting escalates in Syria, the risk of a prolonged civil war is considerable. The fact that many outside powers, from Iran to Sa
uprisings in neighboring countries, many here believe the Jordanian regime stands poised to address issues and demands proactively. Jordanian King Abdullah II helped quell rising unrest with political concessions, salary increases and price cuts for fuel and food after massive demonstrations kicked off la
tervention has a particularly strong chance of going wrong. The Assad regime has a powerful army, and more domestic and international support than Gaddafi had in Libya. If fighting escalates in Syria, the risk of a prolonged civil war is considerable. The fact that many outside powers, from Iran to S
uprisings in neighboring countries, many here believe the Jordanian regime stands poised to address issues and demands proactively. Jordanian King Abdullah II helped quell rising unrest with political concessions, salary increases and price cuts for fuel and food after massive demonstrations kicked off l
in his first year in office, with the rise of Islamist governments and the widening repercussions of civil revolt. After Obama helped topple Moammar Gaddafi in Libya in 2011, many in the region wondered when he would emerge again to help shape the course of the tumultuous Arab Spring, which has replaced a
Page: HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029693 →rip that will include a stop in Jordan, where the civil war in next-door Syria and its growing refugee crisis is presenting a major challenge to King Abdullah II, a U.S. ally . Obama began his first term by making a strong push for peace talks between Israel and the Palestinians, believing the conflict fueled
Page: HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029694 →in his first year in office, with the rise of Islamist governments and the widening repercussions of civil revolt. After Obama helped topple Moammar Gaddafi in Libya in 2011, many in the region wondered when he would emerge again to help shape the course of the tumultuous Arab Spring, which has replaced a
Page: HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029780 →rip that will include a stop in Jordan, where the civil war in next-door Syria and its growing refugee crisis is presenting a major challenge to King Abdullah II, a U.S. ally . Obama began his first term by making a strong push for peace talks between Israel and the Palestinians, believing the conflict fueled
Page: HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029781 →jordan_reform.pdf) Marwan Muasher May 2011 - On February 1, 2011, after weeks of protests that preceded the uprisings in both Tunisia and Egypt, King Abdullah II dismissed the unpopular government of Samir Rifai and entrusted Marouf Al Bakhit, an ex-army general and former prime minister, with forming a new go
Page: HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_030067 →he headquarters of the U.S. Navy's 5th Fleet, and in Yemen, where counterterrorism is king, interests trumped values. You didn't hear Obama make any "Qaddafi must go"- style speeches directed against Bahrain's ruling Khalifa family or Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh. HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_030073 --- PAGE BR
Page: HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_030074 →Entities connected to both Muammar Gaddafi and Abdullah II

Barack Obama
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Bashar al-Assad
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Tehran
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United States
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George W. Bush
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Bill Clinton
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Benjamin Netanyahu
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Cairo
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Hosni Mubarak
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Lebanon
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Tunisia
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Saddam Hussein
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Yemen
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Damascus
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Hillary Clinton
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Marc Rich
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Jeffrey Epstein
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Bahrain
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Donald Trump
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Fatah
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