Grading Obama’s Middle East Strategy (Sensibly): Part I
... were just as surprised as Americans at the Arab Spring, as well. As far as Israel/Palestine, Obama inherited a Bibi Netanyahu who had little-to-no desire to take the... ... Iraq’s Shiite political leadership—led by Iraq’s Prime Minister, Nouri Kemal al-Maliki—with the Sunni or Kurdish minorities, agreements that would be key in... ... with all three years being the safest in Iraq since before the 2003 U.S. invasion. Yet Maliki, Prime Minister since before the 2007 “Surge,” and his supporters...
07.06.2015