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Article: Sarkozy's Disappointment with Obama.
- Article from:
- Dar Al Hayat, International ed. (Beirut, Lebanon)
- Article date:
- November 4, 2009
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Byline: Randa Takieddine
The disappointment with the policy of US President Barack Obama in the Middle East has begun to prevail in Arab circles, which had been optimistic when he was elected.
After Bush's war in Iraq and his blind support of Israel, and the use of force with his enemies, no one expected that his policy in the Middle East would produce any peace initiative or vision of a formula for peace in the region.
While Obama began his presidency with an address in Cairo about his desire to find a solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict on a balanced basis, hopes have retreated that this will be achieved. The latest examples are the ...