Tag Archives: U.S. Middle East Policy

Avi Shlaim on the Neoconservative Middle East War Agenda

Stephen J. Sniegoski
The neocons maintained that it was the removal of not only Saddam, but most “non-democratic” regimes in the Middle East, which was necessary to bring about a peaceful settlement of the Palestinian issue. However, the “peace” the neocons had in mind was one dictated by Israel.

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On "dual loyalty""

On "dual loyalty""

by Stephen M. Walt
Unnamed Obama administration source describing senior White House aide Dennis Ross as being “far more sensitive to Netanyahu’s coalition politics than to U.S. interests.

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America’s Roller-Coaster Mideast Policy

Share   By Adel Safty,  Special to Gulf News In his book The Audacity of Hope, US President Barack Obama argued that the fundamental task of politics was to reflect common good. He seems audacious enough to apply the same principle to the US peace-making endeavour in the Middle East.  In his much anticipated speech from [...]

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