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October 8, 2012

Obama Leaves U.S. on the Sidelines

Fred Hiatt, Washington Post

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Before President Obama could turn to the regions and issues he believed should be foreign policy priorities in his first term, he felt he had to clean up the mess his predecessor had bequeathed him in the Middle East and Central Asia.

If reelected, he may confront a similar frustration in his second term.

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TAGGED: Middle East, Barack Obama, 2012

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