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President Obama on the Middle East and 'Arab Spring'
Speaking in Cairo two years ago, President Obama called for a "new beginning" in the Muslim Middle East based on "respect" and "mutual interest." Today, he said the so-called "Arab Spring" requires yet another "new chapter in American diplomacy," and he promised economic help to facilitate democracy.
By Warren Olney • • 1 min readSpeaking in Cairo two years ago, President Obama called for a "new beginning" in the Muslim Middle East based on "respect" and "mutual interest." Today, he said the so-called "Arab Spring" requires yet another "new chapter in American diplomacy," and he promised economic help to facilitate democracy. Once again, he criticized Israeli settlements. For the first time, he said a Palestinian state should be based on 1967 boundaries. Did he achieve the goal of a sweeping survey of a complex region? Can he revive American influence? We hear a variety of opinions.
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Warren Olney
former KCRW broadcaster
Christian Bordal
Managing Producer, Greater LA
Karen Radziner
Managing Producer, To the Point & Which Way LA?
Darrell Satzman
Producer
Brian Katulis
senior fellow at the Center for American Progress
Fares Braizat
Arab Center for Research
David Makovsky
Ziegler Distinguished Fellow, The Washington Institute for Near-East Policy
The full episode
2 of 3President Obama and Change in the Middle East- 0:00IMF Head Dominique Strauss-Kahn Resigns
- 7:49President Obama on the Middle East and 'Arab Spring'You’re reading this
- 45:08FCC Commissioner Baker Defends Jump to Comcast