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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

ishment in itself rather than as a tool to achieve any particular strategy," said Jeffrey Prescott, who served as director for Iran, =raq, Syria and the Gulf States at the National Security Council under Obama from 2015 =c, 2017. "Even days later, they are basking in the glow, but we do not=have a clear sense of

nt: Wed Apr 20 03:48:39 2011 Subject: The Media Line MidEast Daily ;1YouTu ITwit LFacebo be ter ok 'Abbas: "Statehood in September will Fulfill Obama's Vision" Palestinian Authority head Mahmoud 'Abbas made the option of a unilateral declaration of statehood to be made in September even more lik

Abbas reiterated that the Palestinians are prepared for statehood and asserted that declaring statehood would fulfill the vision of U.S. President Barack Obama, who has called for the state to be established by September. He said that 130 nations have already expressed willingness to recognize an inde

ehood would fulfill the vision of U.S. President Barack Obama, who has called for the state to be establi

ndreds were reported wounded. One protestor was killed by police bullets in Taiz after setting fire to tires in a street. Meanwhile, mediators from the Gulf States were trying to broker a meeting between besieged President Ali Abdullah Saleh and leaders of the opposition. U.K. Sending Military Advisers "On th

versities, published annually by Shanghai Jiao Tong University, gives us 19 of 25. But there is a problem with this way of thinking. When President Obama has said, "We have the best universities," he has not meant: "Our universities are, on average, the best" — even though that's what many people hear

ere is a problem with this way of thinking. When President Obama has said, "We have the best universities," he has

ither hurts nor helps us other than possibly helps stabilize Iraq and the surrounding region. Yes, the U.S. needs to draw a line around its allies — the Gulf States and the kingdom of Jordan — and help EFTA00721059 ensure that the ISIS problem is contained at their borders. But what happens inside Iraq is not

rmor capabilities. We may have been in a more effective position today to influence events on the ground and at Geneva. Having said that, President Obama is right to avoid at all costs any U.S. military ground troops in Syria. On the chemical weapons issue, and despite the muddled way we got there, t

s on the ground and at Geneva. Having said that, President Obama is right to avoid at all costs any U.S. military

ny overall political reconciliation. The lack of normalized relations will continue to perpetuate the negative aspect of relations between Iran and the Gulf States because the U.S. will be unable to leverage substantial ties with Iran into a win-win regional security strategy. Although the strategic rivalry be

ar, exclusive of the most recent killings in Dara'a. The clear intent by Al-Asad to crush his detractors has prompted many to charge U.S. President Barack Blogs Lead Story in Context Issue: Israel's Jewish Identity. What Does it Mean? MidEast Week PA: Made "Generous" Offer; Israel: "Bring it to t

he Table" ;2, Music Heals Arab Gallery Brings Art to the People Crucifixion Nails Taken to the Grave Feeding the (Rich) World EFTA00707932 Obama with a double standard vis-à-vis American policy versus Mu'amar Al-Qaddafi in Libya. The White House has not called for Al-Asad to step down and cr

ollowing the end of Ali Abdullah Saleh's 32-year reign. Saleh and the opposition parties that brought about his ouster agreed to a deal brokered by the Gulf States in which Saleh will resign within 30 days and elections will be held within 60 days. Saleh's party, the General People's Congress, and the opposit

oon to give tin on the Arab Spring Juan Cole Articic 4. Al-Ahram Weekly A strategic stopover Hussein Handy Au',it: 5. The Hoover Institution Obama's World Disorder EFTA_R1_02204470 EFTA02720814 Victor Davis Hanson The American Interest Can Obama Make Iran Pull In Its Horns? Walter Russel

promise and a regional geopolitical compromise. President Obama is right to want a bargain with Iran, and right,

under the banner of ISIS, which shook the region and the world by routing Iraq's army and occupying much of the country. Meanwhile, the Saudis and the Gulf States, where there is a great deal of sympathy for ISIS, are engaged in a complicated dance that certainly involves some degree of tacit backing for the

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 EFTA00683710 cameras — and within

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

What do I mean? The events in • recent years have created a strong common interest for Israel and the moderate Arab countries — Saudi Arabia and the Gulf States, Jordan, Egypt and perhaps even Turkey (which is not Arab). The focal interest is the struggle against radical Islamic terrorism and against Iran