John T. Bennett
President
As the rebellious energy of the Arab Spring spread to
But a U.S.-led military operation in
All politics is local. Obama chose to act militarily in
"The Assad regime has some powerful allies," according to
Several experts told
"We are leaving the matter in Turkish hands; a hazardous, but necessary, course of action," said retired Army Col.
The alternative is unclear. If Obama, his French and British counterparts and the
Obama is unlikely to gamble that a strict Islamist regime would take root in
"If we undermine the status quo on
"You don't have the right military options." That's how
U.S.,
Intervention could spawn a sectarian civil war. If American and
"It's not true that
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- For Investors Arab Spring Dangers Remain
- Turkey's Jails Filling Up with Journalists
- Gaza Renews Furniture Exports
- Iran: Will Saudi Arabia Send the Troops?
- Some Surprises as Egypt Marks Revolution's First Year
- Egypt: Obama's Middle East Miscalculation
- Cairo's Book Fair is Back
- At Tahrir Square, Joy Turns to Fear
- It's Already Too Late in Iraq
- Iraq: The Risky Business of Post-War Contracting
- Iraq: Still A Work in Progress
- American Counter-Terrorism Efforts Will Suffer
- Iraq Withdrawal Served Obama's Electoral Agenda
- We Should Have Left Iraq After Saddam Hussein Died
- Debate Over Iraq Withdrawal Is Misplaced
- Back to Kurdistan
- Withdrawal Came at Exactly the Right Time
- The War in Iraq Was a Mistake From the Beginning
- Obama Traded Stability in Iraq for Votes
- We Should Have Left Iraq Far Sooner
- Iraq Stands on the Brink of Disaster
- Iraq: People Consider Fleeing as Violence Increases
- Why U.S. Military Intervention in Syria is Unlikely
- Russia Emerges as Syria's Most Valuable Ally
- Worries Grow Over Syria Chemical Weapons Arsenal
- Iran Under Pressure
- How Serious Are Iran's Threats?
- Is a Nuclear Iran Really to be Feared?
- It's Goodbye Barbie in Iran
- Three Millennia of Wars
- Israel: Terror Targets with Teflon Coating
- Israel Debates Iran Nuclear Strike
- Israel: The Other Side of Itamar
- The Arab Spring: A Year Later
- Syrian Opposition Sends Mixed Signals
- Bears Stalk Middle East Stock Markets
- Foreign Investment Outlook Dims as Arab Spring Continues to Stir
- Arab Islamists Are Here to Stay
- Egypt: The Importance of History and Process
- Egypt: Detained in Cairo
- In Egypt's New Democracy, Women Feel their Vote Diminished
- 'Bad Wind' Blowing Through Israel
- Israel's Tax-Deductible Occupation
- Israel: Jobless Rate Falls, But Economists Refrain from Cheering
- In Islamic Stronghold Christianity Carries On
- A Kinder, Gentler Hamas?
- Arab Awakening Begins to Resemble European Enlightenment
- Time to Attack Iran
- Kuwait's Black Monday
- In Virtual Middle East, It's A Man's World
- Saudi Arabia on the Cusp of Change
- Does Al-Maliki Aim to be an Iraqi Autocrat?
- Libya: Long Road to Disarmament
- Turkey's Erdogan Most Popular Leader By Far Among Arabs
- Syria: Assad Denies Ordering Killing of 4,000 Anti-Govt Protesters
- The Catastrophic Consequences of a Nuclear Iran
- United Arab Emirates Tighten Sanctions Knot with Iran
- Israel: Air Force Reorganizes Air Defenses to Meet Missile Threat
- Arab Spring: The Fog in Our Future
- Arab Spring Takes Surprising Toll on Expats
- Expected Win by Egypt's Islamists Poses Dilemma for U.S. Policy
- Tahrir Square Protestors Losers in Egyptian Elections
- Plunging Foreign Reserves Pose New Threat to Egypt
- Iraq: The Unstoppable Force and the Immovable Object
- Iraqi Regionalism and its Discontents
- Jordan Urges Palestinians to Stay Out of Local Unrest
- Speculators are to Blame for High Oil, OPEC Says
- Debt Woes Come Back to Haunt Dubai
- Yemen: Children at Risk as Aid Access Denied
- Israel: Rights Groups Express Worry Over Democracy
- 'Unity And Non-Violence' Requisites For Palestinian Statehood
- Saudi Arabia: Deadly Blaze Throws Spotlight on Saudi Girls Schools
- Saudi Convicts Trade Cells for Community Service
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