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January 25, 2011

Obama's SOTU and U.S. Foreign Policy

George Friedman, Stratfor

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Presidents understand that most problems in foreign affairs take care of themselves. But some of the most important ones don't. The Iraq-Iran issue is, I think, one of those, and given the reduction of U.S. troops in 2011, this is the year decisions will have to be made.

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TAGGED: Iraq, Iran, Afghanistan, Barack Obama

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