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Fouad Ajami: A Lawyer Lost in a Region of Thugs
WSJ ^ | Fouad Ajami

Posted on 10/24/2013 5:46:52 AM PDT by nuconvert

Obama's foreign policy has been consistent from its first day: Let us reason together.

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The remarkable thing about President Obama’s diplomacy in the region is that it has come full circle—to the very beginning of his presidency. The promised “opening” to Iran, the pass given to Bashar Assad’s tyranny in Syria, the abdication of the American gains in Iraq and a reflexive unease with Israel—these were hallmarks of the new president’s approach to foreign policy.

Now we are simply witnessing the alarming consequences of such a misguided, naïve outlook.

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Those who run the Islamic Republic of Iran and its nuclear program, like most others in the region, have taken the full measure of this American president. They sense his desperate need for a victory—or anything that can be passed off as one.

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TOPICS: Editorial; Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: fouadajami; iran; nucleariran; obama; obamaaidsenemies; obamaforeignpolicy

1 posted on 10/24/2013 5:46:52 AM PDT by nuconvert
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To: nuconvert

Obama’s foreign policy is a combination of incompetence, stupidity and naiveté.


2 posted on 10/24/2013 5:50:49 AM PDT by headstamp 2 (What would Scooby do?)
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To: headstamp 2

No, it’s worse than that...


3 posted on 10/24/2013 5:58:00 AM PDT by Netz
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To: headstamp 2

And that’s if you’re taking the charitable view.


4 posted on 10/24/2013 12:49:04 PM PDT by pluvmantelo (The issue isn't the issue-power is the issue.)
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