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 ... ... 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 ... ... major Western governments (including that of the United States), Human Rights Watch, and later by the ...