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eason not to give it to him. Prime Minister Ehud Olmert's 2008 talks with Syria (via Turkey) allowed Syria to escape the partial isolation the United States had imposed on it in that decade, with zero gain for Israel. This is not an experiment worth repeating, for the Assad regime is today even more despi
Page: HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_031837 →more reason not to give it to him. Prime Minister Ehud Olmert's 2008 talks with Syria (via Turkey) allowed Syria to escape the partial isolation the United States had imposed on it in that decade, with zero gain for Israel. This is not an experiment worth repeating, for the Assad regime is today even mor
Page: HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_031837 →cle 4. The Washington Post Amid the Arab Spring, a U.S.-Saudi split Nawaf Obaid May 16 - RIYADH, SAUDI ARABIA -- A tectonic shift has occurred in the U.S.-Saudi relationship. Despite significant pressure from the Obama administration to remain on the sidelines, Saudi leaders sent troops into Manama in March t
Page: HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_031845 →rity Council against censuring Israel for its illegal settlement building, it can no longer act as an objective mediator. This act was a watershed in U.S.- Saudi relations, guaranteeing that Saudi leaders will not push for further compromise from the Palestinians, despite American pressure. Saudi Arabia
Page: HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_031846 →nd Yemeni opposition parties, based on communications intercepted by U.S. spy agencies. Saudi officials say that despite the current friction in the U.S.-Saudi relationship, they won't break out of the traditional security arrangement with Washington, which is based on the understanding that the kingdom work
Page: HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_023467 →authority and hold free elections, with the army ensuring the country's security. The Assad clan is trying to convince the outside world, including the United States and the European Union, that the regime's fall could lead to chaos and sectarian wars. It claims the opposition is either too HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_023470
Page: HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_023471 →ited States was primarily interested in stability. Despite brave speeches on democracy by both Condeleezza Rice and Barack Obama in Cairo, the United States actually pulled its punches in pushing serious democratic reform on Egypt, particularly after the Hamas electoral victory in Gaza in 2006. Nonetheles
Page: HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_023479 →The United States was primarily interested in stability. Despite brave speeches on democracy by both Condeleezza Rice and Barack Obama in Cairo, the United States actually pulled its punches in pushing serious democratic reform on Egypt, particularly after the Hamas electoral victory in Gaza in 2006. Non
Page: HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_023479 →t those who think that the United States and Israel will determine the future of Palestine are dead wrong. "There will be disastrous consequences for U.S.-Saudi relations if the United States vetoes U.N. recognition of a Palestinian state. It would mark a nadir in the decades-long relationship as well as irre
Page: HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_031878 →are likely to become more frequent. HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_031888 --- PAGE BREAK --- 14 There is another problem with realism. Like it or not, the United States is a revolutionary power. Whether our government is trying to overthrow foreign dictators is almost irrelevant; American society is the most revoluti
Page: HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_031889 →heavals are likely to become more frequent. HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_031888 --- PAGE BREAK --- 14 There is another problem with realism. Like it or not, the United States is a revolutionary power. Whether our government is trying to overthrow foreign dictators is almost irrelevant; American society is the most r
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George W. Bush
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Marc Rich
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Bill Clinton
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Barack Obama
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Benjamin Netanyahu
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Lebanon
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Tehran
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Bashar al-Assad
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Yemen
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Jerusalem
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Ehud Barak
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Saddam Hussein
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Robert Gates
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Damascus
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Bahrain
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Tunisia
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Hosni Mubarak
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Morocco
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Recep Tayyip Erdogan
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