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February 20, 2011

Muslims Don't Need Washington's Help

Andrew Bacevich, Los Angeles Times

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Rendering a decade of U.S. policy irrelevant, the people of the Middle East are transforming the region themselves.

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TAGGED: Tunisia, Algeria, Iran, Yemen, Egypt, Iraq, Afghanistan

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