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December 9, 2011

A Gap Between U.S. Ideals and Regional Policy

The National, The National

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Recent surveys show that citizens of Arab countries are willing to reach out to the West, but will the former "champions of democracy" listen?

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TAGGED: Egypt, Syria, United States

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