Word: mideast
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...they inevitably begin to collapse," says Dowell. "Washington's long-term sanctions against various countries have been very unpopular around the world, and their value has often been questionable." But with U.S. standing in the region at a low ebb following the Iraq crisis and the collapse of the Mideast peace process, there may not be much Washington can do to keep gentleman callers off Muammar's porch...
...Which doesn't exactly make Newt the best Mideast envoy the U.S. has ever had. According to TIME's Jerusalem correspondent Jamil Hamad, "Gingrich's statements will be used by Hamas as proof of an American pro-Israeli stance ... there's no doubt this is due to his own political aspirations, but Palestinians don't devalue his statements just because he's a candidate." Whatever political bombs Newt is trying to throw at home, he may regret it if suicide bombs start flying in Jerusalem...
...These days countries know they can go around the White House and make a direct appeal to Congress,? says TIME correspondent Douglas Waller. ?That?s definitely had a chilling effect on Washington?s ultimatum to Israel.? Indeed, Mideast policy may be something of a lost cause in a U.S. election year...
HILLARY CLINTON Gives opinion on Mideast, gets Mission: Impossible treatment: "The White House disavows...
...Levitin, who is also a Crimson editor,characterized the speech as "more of a one-sidedpiece of propaganda than a realistic vision of thestate of affairs in the Mideast...