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September 17, 2012

Obama Fiddles as Mideast Burns

Niall Ferguson, Newsweek

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Four years ago John McCain was campaigning on his foreign-policy experience when along came a financial crisis that killed his chances. This time around Mitt Romney has been campaigning on his economic experience. Now along comes a foreign-policy crisis. Will it kill his chances, too? Or can the Republicans finally land a punch on President Obama?

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TAGGED: Israel, Iran, Syria, Egypt, Libya, Middle East, 2012, Barack Obama

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