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Friday Oct 24, 2014
Michael Rubin
Friday Oct 24, 2014
Friday Oct 24, 2014
MICHAEL RUBIN, Resident Scholar at AEI and author of “Dancing With the Devil: The Perils of Engaging Rogue Regimes”:
PART ONE
- A prognosis of U.S. policy in 2014 Iraq
- Acting symbolically versus acting substantively against the Islamic State
- American military intervention against IS: revenge or tactical?
PART TWO
- Is the President taking the counsel of his military advisors?
- President Obama’s misunderstanding of Turkey’s support for the Islamic State
- An argument for closer U.S. ties with the Kurds
PART THREE
- Deep penetration of Iraq's political and military leadership by pro-Iranian elements
- Is a bad nuclear deal with Iran better than no deal at all?
- Radical ideology's impact on Iran's decision making process on nuclear arms
PART FOUR
- Egypt’s long fight against the Muslim Brotherhood and radical Islam
- Challenges President al-Sisi is up against in addressing Egypt’s domestic issues
- Indications of a strained US-Egyptian relationship with the postponed sale of American military helicopters
- Disproportionate blame placed on Israel for motivating Jihadist recruitment
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