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Reader comment on item: Obama, the Middle East and Islam - An Initial Assessment

Submitted by Jon Glueck (United States), Feb 3, 2009 at 21:36

Thanks DP! Obama will likely follow the path of general disregard for Israel and put ever more pressure on the sensitive issues. If Bibi is elected and the right events unfold... he'll be hamstrung and have to focus on the real threats against the US, deemphasizing Israel's struggle against the local thugs.

Iran is the real issue and he knows this, as the financial backer of Hamas. Whether he has the courage to do anything serious about the nuclear program is another matter.

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