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ate s March, 2012 Article 1. The Washington Post The end of Putinism Jackson Diehl Article 2. Wall Street Journal Why Israel Has Doubts About Obama Dan Senor Article 3. The Daily Beast Iran's Clerics Want to Goad Israel Into an Attack Aram Roston Article 4. The Weekly Standard Obama at AI

ic 2. Wall Street Journal Why Israel Has Doubts About Obama Dan Senor March 5, 2012 -- 'I try not to pat myself too much on the back," President Barack Obama immodestly told a group of Jewish donors last October, "but this administration has done more in terms of the security of the state of Israel than

t to pat myself too much on the back," President Barack Obama immodestly told a group of Jewish donors la

eli officials. After all, for almost three years President Obama had pressured Israel to make unilateral concessi

new round of sanctions that essentially blacklisted Iran's central bank by penalizing anyone who does business with it, a move designed to cripple the Islamic Republic's ability to sell oil overseas. Iran responded by threatening to militarily shut down the Strait of Hormuz, the narrow shipping lane out of the Persi

like the worst kind of reciprocal agreement—one in which the West would be forced to give up on its key leverage. In a recent interview President Obama said that he would not take "a bad deal." What he means by that isn't clear. The U.S., Europe and Israel must privately come to an agreement on wha

Hanlon and Jeremy Shapiro October 15 - President Barack Obama's reluctance to intervene in Syria has occasioned

ve up on its key leverage. In a recent interview President Obama said that he would not take "a bad deal." What h

the table quickly. 4. My impression is that the Barack Obama administration would not particularly mind

re to avoid a confrontation with Tehran— could result in a dangerous deal that would lift international sanctions on Iran without ensuring an end to the Islamic Republic's nuclear-weapons program. This is not to say that any diplomatic solution would be a bad deal for the West. A diplomatic solution is welcome if it

could easily be diverted to the Gulf region via the Suez Canal within a week of being ordered to do so. The main naval exercise comes as President Barack Obama is scheduled to meet Benjamin Netanyahu, the Israeli prime minister, today to discuss the Iranian crisis. Many within the Obama administration beli

as President Barack Obama is scheduled to meet Benjamin Netanyahu, the Israeli prime minister, today to discuss the Iranian crisis. Many within the Obama administration believe that Israel will launch a pre-emptive strike against Iran's nuclear facilities before the US presidential elections, an act w

o so. The main naval exercise comes as President Barack Obama is scheduled to meet Benjamin Netanyahu, th

o defend its nuclear installations against the threat of aerial bombardment. The exercise is being showcased as the biggest air defence war game in the Islamic Republic's history, and will be its most visible response yet to the prospect of an Israeli military strike. Using surface-to-air missiles, unmanned drones an

should operate the way terrorists operate." -- The Trump administration's immigration jails are packed, but deportation numbers are lower than in Barack Obama's presidency. Abigail Hauslohner reports: "According to the latest snapshot of ICE's prisoner population, from early November, nearly 70 Page 16642

ade cracking down on immigration a centerpiece of his first term, his administration lags far behind President Barack Obama's pace of deportations. Obama — who immigrant advocates at one point called the `deporter in chief — removed 409,849 people in 2012 alone. Trump, who has vowed to deport `millio

acked, but deportation numbers are lower than in Barack Obama's presidency. Abigail Hauslohner reports:

h Iraq has fallen under Iranian influence since the American invasion in 2003, which transformed Iraq into a gateway for Iranian power, connecting the Islamic Republic's geography of dominance from the shores of the Persian Gulf to the Mediterranean Sea. ... Many of Iraq's foremost political, military, and security

S. should operate the way terrorists operate." — The Trump administration's immigration jails are packed, but deportation numbers are lower than in Barack Obama's presidency. Abigail Hauslohner reports: EFTA00046182 "According to the latest snapshot of ICE's prisoner population, from early November, nearly

ture if deported. Though [Trump] has made cracking down on immigration a centerpiece of his first term, his administration lags far behind President Barack Obama's pace of deportations. Obama — who immigrant advocates at one point called the 'deporter in chief' — removed 409,849 people in 2012 alone. T

deported. Though [Trump] has made cracking down on immigration a centerpiece of his first term, his administration lags far behind President Barack Obama's pace of deportations. Obama — who immigrant advocates at one point called the 'deporter in chief' — removed 409,849 people in 2012 alone. Trump, w

ch Iraq has fallen under Iranian influence since the American invasion in 2003, which transformed Iraq into a gateway for Iranian power, connecting the Islamic Republic's geography of dominance from the shores of the Persian Gulf to the Mediterranean Sea. ... Many of Iraq's foremost political, military, and security

ons in the U.S. defense budget, this will bring the number of nuclear weapons in the United States to the lowest overall level since the 1950s. The Obama administration is said to be considering negotiations for a new round of nuclear reductions to bring about ceilings as low as 300 warheads. Before

kes Amitai Etzioni April 23, 2012 -- Nowhere is President Obama's tendency to confuse speech making with policy

livered at a slower pace? It's possible. If Ali Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, the former major-domo of Iranian clerical politics and the true father of the Islamic Republic's nuclear-weapons EFTA00660167 program, were still in charge, we'd likely be enmeshed in the rope-a-dope tactics that he successfully used against

tion. The "leak" conveyed in the article may have served its purpose if, according to former U.S. diplomat John Bolton, it was indeed "part of the [Obama] administration's campaign against an Israeli attack." At the end of the day, while the Azeris can ill-afford to be part of an Israeli strike on Ir

n's Palestinian Strategy Mohammad Ataie May 13, 2012 -- Since the advent of the Iranian revolution, the Palestinian issue has been at the heart of the Islamic Republic's foreign policy. For ideological and strategic reasons, supporting the Palestinian cause and resistance against Israel has been an integral part of

tion. The "leak" conveyed in the article may have served its purpose if, according to former U.S. diplomat John Bolton, it was indeed "part of the [Obama] administration's campaign against an Israeli attack." EFTA_R1_00296238 EFTA01882574 At the end of the day, while the Azeris can ill-afford to b

n's Palestinian Strategy Mohammad Ataie May 13, 2012 -- Since the advent of the Iranian revolution, the Palestinian issue has been at the heart of the Islamic Republic's foreign policy. For ideological and strategic reasons, supporting the Palestinian cause and resistance against Israel has been an integral part of