Obama, Muslim-world rock star

Salon by Juan Cole | Jun. 3, 2009 (Opinion)

President Barack Obama is famously much better at playing basketball than at bowling. But to succeed in the Middle East, he needs to be good at a different game altogether: golf. There are no fast-paced victories to be had here, no dunks, no three-point shots. As in golf, the sand traps and roughs are treacherous and the course is slow, and there is time for players to quarrel and throw their irons about petulantly. Above all, as in golf, the secret of a ... Full Story »

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Subjects: World, U.S.
Topics: Middle East, Egypt, Israel, Palestine, Saudi Arabia, Foreign Policy
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