Dr. Susan Rice, senior foreign policy advisor to Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama, says the U.S. would make every effort to avoid resorting to a military attack on Iran under an Obama administration. Full Story »
Posted by Kaizar Campwala
This report is narrow in scope and soources, with nothing new or nuanced. It concerns Obama's more diplomatic approach to foreign policy in the Middle East, mostly through an interview with his policy adviser Susan Rice. Excerpts; "Tough diplomacy would be used to curtail Iran's reach for nuclear capability." because he would "galvanize support from the international community." but covers his bases with "he has been clear that we cannot take any options off the table." Some of it, from Nazar Janabi, a Next Generation fellow at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy, sounds disingenuous; "withdrawing U.S. troops from Iraq 'responsibly' is a very good idea." and "..that striking that balance without sacrificing some of the ... More »
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