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of democracy in Arab lands. Over a long career, Secretary Gates had shared the philosophical approach of Zbignie

all U.S. troops from Iraq Fouad Ajami June 3, 2011 -- The U.S. war in Iraq has just been given an unexpected seal of approval. Defense Secretary Robert Gates, in what he billed as his "last major policy speech in Washington," has owned up to the gains in Iraq, to the surprise that Iraq has emerged as "th

is Iraqi democratic experience, but Iraqis "weren't in the streets shooting each other, the government wasn't in the streets shooting its people," Gates observed. The Americans and the Iraqis had not labored in vain; the upheaval of the Arab Spring has only underlined that a decent polity had emerge

her, these signals were received enthusiastically by Egypt's revolutionary youth, intellectuals, media and political movements (mostly, perhaps, by the Muslim Brothers) as a sign of a EFTA_R1_02029496 EFTA02689824 8 more independent foreign policy. But life is complicated. Arab League Secretary- General Amr Mo

all U.S. troops from Iraq Fouad Ajami June 3, 2011 -- The U.S. war in Iraq has just been given an unexpected seal of approval. Defense Secretary Robert Gates, in what he billed as his "last major policy speech in Washington," has owned up to the gains in Iraq, to the surprise that Iraq has emerged as "th

is Iraqi democratic experience, but Iraqis "weren't in the streets shooting each other, the government wasn't in the streets shooting its people," Gates observed. The Americans and the Iraqis had not labored in vain; the upheaval of the Arab Spring has only underlined that a decent polity had emerge

of democracy in Arab lands. Over a long career, Secretary Gates had shared the philosophical approach of Zbignie

her, these signals were received enthusiastically by Egypt's revolutionary youth, intellectuals, media and political movements (mostly, perhaps, by the Muslim Brothers) as a sign of a EFTA_R 1_02029430 EFTA02689781 8 more independent foreign policy. But life is complicated. Arab League Secretary- General Amr M

all U.S. troops from Iraq Fouad Ajami June 3, 2011 -- The U.S. war in Iraq has just been given an unexpected seal of approval. Defense Secretary Robert Gates, in what he billed as his "last major policy speech in Washington," has owned up to the gains in Iraq, to the surprise that Iraq has emerged as "th

is Iraqi democratic experience, but Iraqis "weren't in the streets shooting each other, the government wasn't in the streets shooting its people," Gates observed. The Americans and the Iraqis had not labored in vain; the upheaval of the Arab Spring has only underlined that a decent polity had emerge

of democracy in Arab lands. Over a long career, Secretary Gates had shared the philosophical approach of Zbignie

her, these signals were received enthusiastically by Egypt's revolutionary youth, intellectuals, media and political movements (mostly, perhaps, by the Muslim Brothers) as a sign of a EFTA_R1_02030836 EFTA02690482 8 more independent foreign policy. But life is complicated. Arab League Secretary- General Amr Mo

all U.S. troops from Iraq Fouad Ajami June 3, 2011 -- The U.S. war in Iraq has just been given an unexpected seal of approval. Defense Secretary Robert Gates, in what he billed as his "last major policy speech in Washington," has owned up to the gains in Iraq, to the surprise that Iraq has emerged as "th

is Iraqi democratic experience, but Iraqis "weren't in the streets shooting each other, the government wasn't in the streets shooting its people," Gates observed. The Americans and the Iraqis had not labored in vain; the upheaval of the Arab Spring has only underlined that a decent polity had emerge

of democracy in Arab lands. Over a long career, Secretary Gates had shared the philosophical approach of Zbignie

her, these signals were received enthusiastically by Egypt's revolutionary youth, intellectuals, media and political movements (mostly, perhaps, by the Muslim Brothers) as a sign of a EFTA00584770 8 more independent foreign policy. But life is complicated. Arab League Secretary- General Amr Moussa was leaving h

relearned before Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates and Gen. David H. Petraeus implemented a strateg

inspired by radical Islam, but many more by simple nationalism. Hard lessons in counterinsurgency had to be relearned before Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates and Gen. David H. Petraeus implemented a strategy that combined fighting with negotiations. The 2007 surge, employing new counterinsurgency tactics

991, 1995-1996, 1999-2001, and 2008. How a post-Assad Syria would conduct foreign relations vis-à-vis Israel-Palestine remains a gamble. Regarding the Muslim Brotherhood's position on Israel, Thomas Pierret writes, "[the Syrian Muslim Brotherhood] seeks to `counter the Zionist project [the state of Israel] in its diff

ent, saw no sign that the protests were anything but homegrown movements arising from local problems. During a visit to Bahrain, Secretary of Defense Robert Gates urged the government to adopt genuine political and social reform. But to the Saudis, the rising disorder on their borders fit a pattern of Iranian

arning Iran after a trip to the region by Defense Secretary Gates to patch up strained relations with HOUSE_OVERSI

ims the opposition is either too HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_023470 --- PAGE BREAK --- 14 divided to form a government, or might fall under the domination of the Muslim Brotherhood. Pro-democracy activists reject those claims. They tell me that they've been trying to establish formal contacts with both the US and EU to help the

s, the bogeymen of the west and the enemies of all autocratic Arab regimes, have not - yet - played a significant role. Still, Ennahda in Tunisia and the Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt have new opportunities in multi-party systems that will in turn change them. The killing of Osama bin Laden was a timely reminder of the def

ts military capabilities. Already, some of the European powers involved are running short of munitions. You can understand why U.S. Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates was scathing about this in Brussels last week. Even enlargement, Europe's most successful project, is close to stalling. In his victory speech after

n Egyptian party could emerge between himself and the Muslim Brotherhood. That way, Mubarak could come to Washington once

the first in the administration to privately raise the issue of a no-fly zone. But she retreated when her main ally in the Cabinet, Defense Secretary Robert Gates, loudly and publicly said a no-fly zone would mean attacking ground positions, and it was a bad idea to get involved in Libya. The White House was se

Seale March 28, 2011 -- While one war rages in Libya, another rages in Washington as to the necessity of U.S. action there. Indeed, Defense Secretary Robert Gates said as much this weekend, noting that Libya was not a "vital national interest." But if Washington is looking for an Arab state in the throes of unr

er and fairer, by decree. The SCAF has suggested that it will change the law on political parties, making it much easier for new parties to register. The Muslim Brotherhood is one of the many groups that would likely take advantage of such a change. The SCAF might also move from the current electoral system of individual

OVERSIGHT_031882 --- PAGE BREAK --- 8 Article 3. The Financial Times Why Syria will get away with it Gideon Rachman June 13 2011 -- late last week, Robert Gates, the US defence secretary, launched an offensive of his own. In a speech in Brussels, he dismissed most of America's European allies as a useless bun

ocrats in those Arab countries to actually contest in the elections. As we move toward votes in Tunisia and Egypt we want to have some alternative to the Muslim Brotherhood and the military. So we're giving them that kind of assistance right now. That's difficult, because they haven't had experience with democracy previo