Tag Archives: Barack Obama

Thinking Aloud: Obama’s Misguided Ethiopia Trip

Posted on July 22, 2015 by notwhatyoumighthink

July 22, 2015 by Darius  This Friday, President Obama is set to begin a tour of several African countries.  Among the countries Obama is scheduled to visit is Ethiopia; Obama’s trip will be the first time a US president has … Continue reading →

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News You Really Need To See: “Republicans See Obama as More Imminent Threat Than Putin”

Posted on March 30, 2015 by notwhatyoumighthink

“Republicans See Obama as More Imminent Threat Than Putin” Reuters, March 30, 2015 http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/03/30/us-usa-threats-poll-idUSKBN0MQ0AV20150330 “A third of Republicans believe President Barack Obama poses an imminent threat to the United States, outranking concerns about Russian President Vladimir Putin and Syrian President … Continue reading →

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News You Really Need To See: “Obama’s Pragmatism, Convictions Collide in Two Wars”

Posted on March 26, 2015 by notwhatyoumighthink

“Obama’s Pragmatism, Convictions Collide in Two Wars” The Washington Post, March 26, 2015, p.A10 http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/obamas-pragmatism-convictions-collide-in-his-handling-of-two-wars/2015/03/25/00b5041c-d307-11e4-a62f-ee745911a4ff_story.html “For a president committed to ending two of America’s longest wars, it has been a rough few days.  First, on Tuesday, President Obama said he … Continue reading →

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Thinking Aloud: “Ignorance, Partisanship Drive False Beliefs about Obama, Iraq”

Posted on January 7, 2015 by notwhatyoumighthink

Jan. 7, 2015 by Darius It’s hard to agree on a course of action when the facts are in dispute.  That adage holds true nowhere more than foreign policy.  Unfortunately, when it comes to basic facts, Americans are still quite divided … Continue reading →

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News You Really Need To See: “Obama Sees an Iran Deal Skirting Congress, For Now”

Posted on October 21, 2014 by notwhatyoumighthink

“Obama Sees an Iran Deal Skirting Congress, For Now” The New York Times, October 20, 2014, p.A4 “No one knows if the Obama administration will manage in the next five weeks to strike what many in the White House consider the … Continue reading →

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Thinking Aloud: “Jihad 3.0”

Posted on September 27, 2014 by notwhatyoumighthink

Sept. 27,  2014 by Darius  A few days ago, I saw a panel discussion entitled “Jihad 3.0” detailing the current situation with ISIS.  Overall, the panel didn’t break any new ground, but there were a few interesting comments. Jon Alterman of … Continue reading →

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Thinking Aloud: No, Mitt, a Bigger Military Isn’t the Solution to Everything

Posted on September 5, 2014 by notwhatyoumighthink

Sept. 5, 2014 by Darius  How would US foreign policy look if Obama had lost his bid for reelection?  It’s not an idle question.  Fortunately, it’s not entirely unanswerable: Mitt Romney is still very much around.  In fact, he wrote … Continue reading →

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News You Really Need To See: “Israel Outflanks White House”

Posted on August 15, 2014 by notwhatyoumighthink

“Israel Outflanks White House” The Wall Street Journal, August 14, 2014, p.A1 http://online.wsj.com/articles/u-s-sway-over-israel-on-gaza-at-a-low-1407979365 “White House and State Department officials who were leading U.S. efforts to rein in Israel’s military campaign in the Gaza Strip were caught off guard last month … Continue reading →

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Thinking Aloud: “The Gaza Crisis: No Way Out?,” Part II

Posted on August 10, 2014 by notwhatyoumighthink

August 10, 2014 by Darius [Earlier this week, I attended a panel at the Brookings Institution on “The Gaza Crisis: No Way Out? Policy Options and Regional Implications,” featuring three Brookings experts on the Israel-Palestine conflict: Martin Indyk, who recently … Continue reading →

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Thinking Aloud: “Five Years After the Cairo Speech”: Syria

Posted on June 8, 2014 by notwhatyoumighthink

June 8, 2014 by Darius  Last week, pollster James Zogby of the Arab-American Institute and Zogby International released a new poll: “Five Years After the Cairo Speech: How Arabs View President Obama and America.”  I attended the poll’s launch event; … Continue reading →

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