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August 11, 2010
The actual Middle East and the fantasy Middle East
Barry Rubin considers the shocking, but not surprising, reality of Arab public opinion.
The idea that appeasement, concessions, and flattery will make a big shift has been proven wrong in fact and practice, though no doubt the mythology that Obama has transformed America's position in the region will persist among the very elites and "experts" who should know better.
Shut up, they tell us. We are trying to get some sleep. We are sleep walking off a cliff.
Posted by Ghost of a flea at August 11, 2010 07:27 AM
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