 AP Photo It’s time for the Obama administration to get its act together in both the Middle East and Afghanistan. In the Middle East, Washington has been far too soft on both Nuri al-Maliki and Mohammed Morsi, two would-be dictators who are moving ever closer to their objective of one-man rule. And it continues to fight Bashar al Assad with little more than words, while the Syrian dictator fights his own people with mortars, bombs, missiles and air strikes. TAGGED: Afghanistan, Middle East, Barack ObamaRECOMMENDED ARTICLES| All in all, limiting the U.S. presence to 6,000 or so troops in Bagram and Kabul would be a major counterterrorism setback. It would also have a deleterious impact on the combat effectiveness of the Afghan army and police. more ›› |
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