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homeini or George W. Bush or Noun al-Maliki, but Barack Obama. I often agree with Elliott, but I could no

d Ignatius Article 3. YaleGlobal As Conflict Grows in Middle East, US-Saudi Gulf Widens Fahad Nazer Article 4. Atlantic Monthly No, President Obama Did Not Break the Middle East Jeffrey Goldberg Article 5. The Atlantic Obama's Disastrous Iraq Policy: An Autopsy Peter Beinart Article 6. The

Man Who Broke the Middle East." The man in question is not Sykes or Picot or Nasser or Saddam or Khomeini or George W. Bush or Noun al-Maliki, but Barack Obama. I often agree with Elliott, but I could not let this one go by without a response. Don't worry. This won't take long. Here is Elliott's thesis: T

s Fahad Nazer Article 4. Atlantic Monthly No, President Obama Did Not Break the Middle East Jeffrey Goldberg

Obama continues to test the water in Egypt, the Saudis made up their mind some time ago, they're all in supporting the predictability provided by Sissi's government. The Obama administration learned a valuable lesson from the George W. Bush administration's ill-conceived plan to topple Iraq's forme

ards as US disengagement. The deep reluctance of Barack Obama's administration to get involved militaril

ate 21 January, 2014 Al Jazeera Why Iran's presence in Geneva II is critical for any progress Rami G. Khouri Article 2. The National Interest Obama's Foreign Policy to Nowhere James Jay Carafano Article 3. Financial Times Get ready, the indispensable Americans are pulling back Gideon Rachma

ared by America's other key ally in the Middle East, Saudi Arabia, which is furious at what it regards as US disengagement. The deep reluctance of Barack Obama's administration to get involved militarily in the Syrian conflict has fuelled accusations that America is pulling back from the Middle East. But Eu

ific and the Middle East. And yet, America under President Obama is clearly more reluctant actually to use its mi

nstitution stipulates that for the next eight years the Defense Minister will be appointed by the military, not whoever is elected president. Thus, Sissi could remain minister and exercise real power as he does now. As usual, the Obama administration has tried to hedge its bets by supporting the cou

sts will not receive as much positive attention as they do when Washington is in charge of the political process. Take, for example, U.S. President Barack Obama and Secretary Kerry's tremendous efforts to understand and address Israel's security needs. They recruited John Allen, a retired four-star Marine C

he generals and secret police they ousted have returned to power, literally with a vengeance. Who are the allies of the United States in Egypt? The Obama administration's judgment is crystal clear: Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel has plied Sissi with more than two dozen phone calls since he led a coup

tical process. Take, for example, U.S. President Barack Obama and Secretary Kerry's tremendous efforts t

ce. Who are the allies of the United States in Egypt? The Obama administration's judgment is crystal clear: Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel has plied Sissi with more than two dozen phone calls since he led a coup against the elected Islamist government of Mohamed Morsi in July, while Kerry has repeated

How fiscal austerity will push the United States towards nuclear arms and cyber-warfare Jan Kallberg & Adam Lowther Article 6. The Daily Beast Obama's Gotta Go Niall Ferguson Article I. The Washington Post Egypt's new lea r m Dennis Ross pt reality August 20 -- A new reality and an alternat

ast Obama's Gotta Go Niall Ferguson August 19, 2012 -- I was a good loser four years ago. "In the grand scheme of history," I wrote the day after Barack Obama's election as president, "four decades is not an especially long time. Yet in that brief period America has gone from the assassination of Martin Lut

grand scheme of history," I wrote the day after Barack Obama's election as president, "four decades is

he Muslim Brotherhood eminence who was elected president of Egypt a few weeks back. My column was prompted by the Wall Street Journal's coverage of Sissi's appointment, which strained to put a positive spin on an unfolding catastrophe. The Journal has been all in on the "Arab Spring" fairy tale from

eapons capability — citing what he said was a new American intelligence report — there is no proof that Iran is at the point of producing a weapon. Obama administration officials would not confirm the existence of such a report, and, in any case, continue to insist strongly that Iran is not on the v

del-Fattah al-Sissi, other than the fact that he is 57 years old and a former infantryman who was the head of the military intelligence service. If Sissi, Mohamed Refaat Shehata, the new head of the intelligence service whose EFTA_R1_00298266 EFTA01883847 appointment appears to be temporary, or Si