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The National
Chief columnist for The National, a government-owned English-language daily newspaper published in Abu Dhabi
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Faisal Al Yafai
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FROM Faisal Al Yafai
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Multiple Crises in the Middle East as US Influence Declines With increased violence in Iraq and Yemen, and continuing chaos in Libya and Syria, the Obama Administration is accused of lacking a "coherent policy." In one fight, it shares an enemy with Iran; in another fight, it's the other way around — with a deadline for nuclear talks looming tomorrow.
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