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The Middle East or Mideast is a region that encompasses Western Asia and all of or part of Northern Africa, depending on the context.
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We are treated to daily pictures of Syrian troops massacring women and children in the most brutal fashion, while some world powers wring their hands and others turn a blind eye.
There is a compelling humanitarian case to stop the slaughter. But in so doing, there is also a rare geopolitical opportunity to rearrange the pieces on the Middle East chessboard and take Syria out of the pro-Iranian camp. Flipping Syria isn't a new idea. The NeoCons advocate regime change Bush style – arm the rebels and send in the Marines, despite it not having worked so well in Iraq or Afghanistan. The liberal left clings to the hope that a little more diplomacy might convince the Bashir al-Assad to a change.The former is impractical and the latter is naïve; and they're both unrealistic. After months of slaughter, we still don't know who the rebels are, and there is no "rebel army." Unlike Libya, there have been few defections from the Syria's armed forces that could build a rebel army.Sending them arms an...The U.N.'s top human rights body voted overwhelmingly Friday to condemn Syria over the slaughter of more than 100 civilians last week, but Damascus appeared impervio...
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The U.N.'s top human rights body voted overwhelmingly Friday to condemn Syria over the slaughter of more than 100 civilians last week, but Damascus appeared impervio...
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Egypt's notorious emergency law expired Thursday, ending 31 years of broad powers to detain and arrest for a police force accused of severely abusing its far-reachin...
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War hero. Savior of the nation. An anchor of stability in a turbulent region. And in the twilight of his life, a criminal convicted for his role in the deaths of tho...
Egypt's longtime leader Hosni Mubarak was sentenced to life in prison Saturday for failing to stop the killing of protesters during the uprising that forced him from...
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Mideast expert weighs in on situation
Question: Why is there no "Obama Doctrine," some bold assertion of American military power in defense of our national interests? Other presidents, facing extraordina...
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