Obama can’t afford to let his choice of Egypt be seen as support of the autocratic rulers of the Middle East:
- Mr. Obama in Egypt (Washington Post)
The Israeli blockade only promotes hostility and incites violence:
46% of eligible voters are under the age of 30 and younger voters have historically higher turnout rates:
- Young Iran’s Search for a Leader (Guardian)
Needed or not, the expensive expansions are generating resentment and hostility in the host countries:
- US to Spend $1 billion on Embassy Expansions in Pakistan, Afghanistan (Christian Science Monitor)
“If the U.S. refuses to take these people, why should we?… If all 50 states in America say, ‘Sorry, we can’t take them,’ this is not very convincing”- Thomas Silberhorn, a member of the German Parliament:
- Europe Objects Anew to Detainees (Washington Post)
Estimated to posses 1/6 of Iraqi oil reserves, leaders believe sectarian violence is immanent:
