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Why Syria Is Obama’s Foreign Policy Proving Ground

Why Syria Is Obama’s Foreign Policy Proving Ground

September 16, 2013 · by Patrick Smith · in Articles, The Fiscal Times

It is getting hard to count all the surprises arising from the Syrian crisis. And there are more coming. Outcomes unthinkable even a week ago can now be responsibly imagined—and pursued. Atop this columnist’s wish list: (1)          Relations between Washington…

How Obama Got It Wrong in Egypt

How Obama Got It Wrong in Egypt

August 19, 2013 · by Patrick Smith · in Articles, The Fiscal Times

President Obama has just made a fateful choice in Egypt. He has chosen a side in the violent confrontation between supporters of the nation’s first elected president and the army generals who deposed him in a coup six weeks ago….

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