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Shimon Post Presidential Press Bulletin 29 March, 2011 Article 1. Foreign Policy The Syrian Time Bomb Patrick Seale Article 2. Politico Obama failing as commander in chief Robert D. Blackwill Article 3. The Financial Times Libya, a last hurrah for the west Gideon Rachman Article 4. NYT Pres

hurrah for the west Gideon Rachman Article 4. NYT President Obama on Libya Editorial Article 5. The Daily Star Egyp

mid-March in Daraa, in southern Syria, a city that has suffered from drought and neglect by the government in Damascus. The heavy hand of the ruling Baath party was particularly resented. Because it lies on the border with Jordan, and therefore in a security zone, all land sales required the security se

- The Obama administration deserves credit for its foreign policy achievements. There has been no successful terrorist attack on U.S. soil. President Barack Obama and his colleagues have, thus far, skillfully handled the popular eruptions in Tunisia and Egypt - though those crises are far from over. They streng

such conflicts. The challenge is creating a dialogue among people who profoundly mistrust each other - and averting a pell-mell civil war. President Obama is embracing the logic of a political settlement for Afghanistan with his speech Wednesday night. With Osama bin Laden dead, Obama can claim that Ame

each other - and averting a pell-mell civil war. President Obama is embracing the logic of a political settlement

g across the countries of the Middle East and North Africa. One response that is often heard is a note of cautious optimism, captured in US President Barack Obama recent speech at the State Department when he referred to the "promise of the future." But sometimes we also hear the populist smears that have been

ce is a powerful force in this part of the world. The Alawites understand that they face an existential crisis, and if they allow their grip over the Baath-dominated political system - and most importantly the military - to loosen even slightly, they will likely become the prime targets of a Sunni vendet

(Summary + Conclusion) Marwan Muasher Article 4. Foreign Policy Syria: Too Big to Fail? Aaron David Miller Article 5. The Daily Star Syria fortifies Obama in his indecision Michael Young Article 6. New York Review of Books Storm Over Syria Malise Ruthven HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_030060 --- PAGE BREAK --- 2 Art

-- If you're a bit confused about U.S. President Barack Obama's passivity in the face of Syrian President Bashar

Allahu Akbar (God Is Greater), often regarded as the jihadist war cry. At first sight the defection of more than three hundred members of the ruling Baath party in protest at the crackdown would suggest that Syria's one-party state, in place since 1963, is beginning to unravel. What some people are call