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Reconciled With llamas Ali Jarbawi Article 3. The Washington Post On Syria, reality-check time David Ignatius Article 4. The Washington Post Obama's foreign policy of denial Charles Krauthammer Article 5. The National Interest Thucydides Trap 2.0: Superpower Suicide? Patrick Porter' Articl

can't be heartless to such human suffering. Article 4. The Washington Post Obama's foreign policy of denial Charles Krauthammer 2 May, 2014 -- Barack Obama's 949-word response Monday to a question about foreign policy weakness showed the president at his worst: defensive, irritable, contradictory and at

Such rhetorical poison runs in both directions. President Obama might break a wintry smile at Thucydides' descri

cy of denial Charles Krauthammer 2 May, 2014 -- Barack Obama's 949-word response Monday to a question a

ied command-and-control structure. Second, Muslim extremists are gaining a foothold in the south, just as they did two years ago in northern Syria. Jabhat al-Nusra, linked with al-Qaeda, has set up checkpoints on some roads just north of the Jordanian border. Finally, Assad's forces have regained control of ma

rje Rod-Larsen ‹ > Subject: March 14 update Date: Fri, 14 Mar 2014 09:22:47 +0000 14 March, 2014 Article 1. The Washington Post Why (this time) Obama must lead Fareed Zakaria Article 2. The Washington Post In Syria, rebel with a cause David Ignatius Article 3. The Washington Post Israel get

Obama for a year of moderate settlement construction Elliott Abrams and Uri Sadot March 14 -- Last week's meeting between Benjamin Netanyahu and Barack Obama must have been tense. Two days before the meeting, the president publicly accused Israel of more "aggressive settlement construction ... than we've

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t week's meeting between Benjamin Netanyahu and Barack Obama must have been tense. Two days before the m

han anything I've heard from the opposition in recent months. Maarouf says his forces must simultaneously fight Assad's army and the fighters from Jabhat al-Nusra and the Islami tat of Iraq and Syria, two jihadist groups with al-Qaeda roots. That's easier said than done, but Maarouf has actually accomplished

ce of Tetje Rod-Larsen Subject: March 25 update Date: Tue, 25 Mar 2014 10:22:05 +0000 25 March, 2014 Article I. Los Angeles Times Next test for Obama: Soothing the Saudis Dennis Ross Article 2. The National Interest Lebanon's Next Flashpoint Nicholas Saidel Article 3. American Prospect Disr

Pennsylvania. Anicic 3. American Prospect Disrespecting Your Defender Gershom Gorenberg March 24, 2014 -- Moshe Ya'alon thinks that President Barack Obama is a wimp and that Secretary of State John Kerry is mentally incompetent. If Ya'alon were a GOP senator, this wouldn't be worthy of comment. He'd b

is Dennis Ross EFTA00662920 March 24, 2014 -- President Obama will visit Saudi Arabia this week. Based on what

h 24, 2014 -- Moshe Ya'alon thinks that President Barack Obama is a wimp and that Secretary of State John

e imposed on the camp by Syria's embattled President Bashar al-Assad. The purpose of the siege is to root out foreign Sunni jihadist militias, e.g. Jabhat al-Nusra, who now occupy the camp. These militants have set up bases within the camp, and have been able to recruit new fighters from within the vulnerable

limit U.S. invo=vement in Syria and to focus on America First, leaving Syria's neighbors and =he Europeans to sort out the mess. For years President Obama had resisted growing calls to intervene militarily against the Assad regime. President Barack Obama's decision to refrain from engagement in 2013 w

ne militarily against the Assad regime. President Barack Obama's decision to refrain from engagement in 2013 was

and =he Europeans to sort out the mess. For years President Obama had resisted growing calls to intervene militari

ne militarily against the Assad regime. President Barack Obama's decision to refrain from engagement in 2

m, with the hope of making it harder for foreign backers to support them. In January 2012 Al Qaeda forms = new branch in Syria calling themselves — Jabhat al-Nusra. AIs= around that time, Syrian Kurdish groups take up arms and informally secede from Assad's rule in the North. 4) =br> And that sum=er is when

From: Office of Tetje Rod-Larsen Subject: April 20 update Date: Sun, 20 Apr 2014 17:18:09 +0000 20 April, 2014 Article'. The Boston Globe Obama focuses updated Cold War approach on Putin Peter Baker Article 2. National Post Vladimir Putin's Middle Eastern harvest Conrad Black Article 3.

ocation that could apparently motivate the United States to intervene was Assad using poison gas on his own citizens. When this was done, President Barack Obama announced that he would punish Assad, deployed American warships in a position to fire cruise missiles at the Syrians, and then abdicated the const

is in Ukraine continues to defy easy resolution, President Obama and his national security team are looking EFTA0

his own citizens. When this was done, President Barack Obama announced that he would punish Assad, depl

0 part-time fighters, seems one of the stronger and more coherent entities and seeks an Islamic state with shariah law. Al-Qaeda's local affiliate, Jabhat al-Nusra, is a more disciplined but smaller organization, and has been more careful than most about collateral damage. EFTA00684007 In regional terms, th

am "denied on Sunday that there is systemic racism in the US, claiming 'America's not a racist country. ... Citing the elections of former President Barack Obama, who is African American, and Vice President Kamala Harris, who is both Black and South Asian, Graham told Fox News that 'our systems are not racis

. Citing the elections of former President Barack Obama, who is African American, and Vice President Kam

try. ... Citing the elections of former President Barack Obama, who is African American, and Vice Preside

to Turkey in July 2015 and to Jordan in 2016 in unsuccessful attempts to enter Syria in order to join either ISIS...or an al-Qaida affiliate called Jabhat al-Nusra." Virginia Man Arrested For Making Bomb Threats. The Washington Post (4/23, Hedgpeth, 10.52M) reports 27-year-old Henock Seyoum Pastoor of Alexand

ause people are no longer sure military might gets you very much. These shifts are not just a result of post-Iraq disillusionment, or anything the Obama administration has done. The shift in foreign policy values is a byproduct of a deeper and broader cultural shift. The veterans of World War II ret

part from the success of the previous one: The United States has left Iraq, the war in Afghanistan is ending and Osama bin Laden is dead. President Barack Obama and Russian then- President Dmitry Medvedev signed a new nuclear treaty, and the U.S. economy is on the mend. But nobody's feeling like patting them

is ending and Osama bin Laden is dead. President Barack Obama and Russian then- President Dmitry Medvedev

. Then they point out that on March 7 Saudi Arabia made its big announcement declaring the Muslim Brotherhood a terrorist organization, alongside Jabhat al-Nusra and the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS) and demanded the immediate return of any Saudi citizen fighting abroad in Syria. To those followin

adherence to the goal. • We're talking about ALQ, Jabhat al- Nusra in Syria, Lashkar-e-Taiba in India, the Hout

ng by using chemical weapons - and that wasn't enough to get the British parliament and Prime Minister Cameron or the American Congress and President Obama to act. Then, ISIS beheaded two journalists (not really a new practice in the Middle East) in front of the HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028892 --- PAGE BREAK ---

eceived about $1 billion from the US, by order of President Obama, for "Iron Dome", and assistance for the David's

ng by using chemical weapons - and that wasn't enough to get the British parliament and Prime Minister Cameron or the American Congress and President Obama to act. Then, ISIS beheaded two journalists (not really a new practice in the Middle East) in front of the cameras - and within 48 hours the world wa

rictly restricted resources - and demonstrates operational flexibility, survivability and a fanatic adherence to the goal. • We're talking about ALQ, Jabhat al-Nusra in Syria, Lashkar-e- Taiba in India, the Houthis in Yemen, the Shabab in Sumali, Boko Haram in Nigeria and many more - all across the Muslim strip, f

-- PAGE BREAK --- more than one occasion, I told President Obama, and before that Presidents Bush and Clinton, the