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French view is persuasive. Then along came the Iran nuclear dossier, a subject on which successive French presidents — from Jacques Chirac through Nicolas Sarkozy to Hollande — have had a consistent view: The Islamic Republic wants a bomb; only a tough approach will stop it. Once again the French had the fee

presidents — from Jacques Chirac through Nicolas Sarkozy to Hollande — have had a consistent view: The Is

ingly Islamist prime minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan, is closer to the Obama administration than is Israel, America's best friend in the Middle East. The Muslim Brotherhood's Mohamed Morsi came to power in Egypt on assurances of American support — before being removed by Egyptian generals for subverting the constitution.

religious bent, disconcerting in itself, can easily spin out of control. The lesson of the AKP experience for the Arab world, particularly give that Muslim Brotherhood-led governments may take over in the region, is that religious orthodoxy is an ideological beauty contest in which the winner is always the ugly guy.

E_OVERSIGHT_023512 --- PAGE BREAK --- 2] Article 6. NYT France Flies, Germany Flops Roger Cohen April 16, 2011 -- ve always had a soft spot for Nicolas Sarkozy. He was the guy with the wrong name and the wrong background who took on the smug talkers with names like Dominique de Villepin and vanquished them.

rong schools who believed in energy and talent and had the audacity to smash the taboo that said a French politician can’t love America and prosper. Sarkozy was a doer. He thought Francois Mitterrand’s seductive phrase (in French at least) — “Il faut laisser le temps au temps” (You must let time take its

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

lead. They agreed that there was no choice but for Hillary to sit down in person with both British prime minister David Cameron and French president Nicolas Sarkozy. “I’m sorry, Hillary, but you’re going to fly over the Atlantic again,” said Obama, who was about to leave on his own foreign trip, to Brazil. So onl

_024977 --- PAGE BREAK --- 21 biggest mistake of his presidency was doing nothing to prevent genocide in Rwanda. Hillary’s personal connection to Sarkozy helped cement the coalition. In 2010, Sarkozy had gallantly steadied her after a shoe had come off her foot as she climbed the stone steps of the Ely

k between the Libyan rebels and President Nicolas Sarkozy, has said: "What is important in this affair is t

tizens is coming to a close. Bernard Henri-Lévy, a French philosopher who played an improbable role as a link between the Libyan rebels and President Nicolas Sarkozy, has said: "What is important in this affair is that the 'duty to intervene' has been recognised." Nicholas Kristof, writing in The New York Times, m

er and fairer, by decree. The SCAF has suggested that it will change the law on political parties, making it much easier for new parties to register. The Muslim Brotherhood is one of the many groups that would likely take advantage of such a change. The SCAF might also move from the current electoral system of individual

rn leaders once again found themselves committing to military action, this time in Libya - Mr Obama with evident reluctance, Mr Cameron and President Nicolas Sarkozy of France with apparent enthusiasm. The Libyan war illustrates how unfolding events can force a political leader's hand. That could still happen in S

dent reluctance, Mr Cameron and President Nicolas Sarkozy of France with apparent enthusiasm. The Libyan wa

ocrats in those Arab countries to actually contest in the elections. As we move toward votes in Tunisia and Egypt we want to have some alternative to the Muslim Brotherhood and the military. So we're giving them that kind of assistance right now. That's difficult, because they haven't had experience with democracy previo

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

relationship with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has seemed very strained at times. In a recently overheard conversation he told French President Nicolas Sarkozy, "You're fed up with him? I have to deal with him every day." China: Obama has repeatedly criticized China -- most recently at the APEC summit in Hon

ard conversation he told French President Nicolas Sarkozy, "You're fed up with him? I have to deal with him