Grading Obama’s Middle East Strategy (Sensibly): Part II: Syria
... Grading of Obama’s Middle East Strategy: The Syrian Civil War Grading Obama on what has—and ... ... deadliest. Here, as in other situations, we have a crisis in which we must be careful not to blame Obama ... ... by their Arab brethren in the happier days of the Arab Spring in 2011. This was, generally, a struggle ... ... Qaddafi’s, had strong patrons in Russia and Iran who would complicate and increase the costs of ... ... began helping U.S. allies Turkey, Saudi Arabia, and Qatar vet and identify rebels moderate enough to recommend ...