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March 11, 2013

Is a Weak Obama Good for Israel?

Barry Rubin, Jerusalem Post

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I have just returned from briefing a high-ranking official of country X on the Middle East. We kept coming back to a vital theme: the incredibly shrinking power of the United States. Try to explain American behavior to neutral, open-minded third parties for whom US policy activities have become just plain bizarre!

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TAGGED: United States, Middle East, Barack Obama, Israel

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