The Middle East Waiting Game.
Middle Eastern leaders benefit from their Levantine sense of history and their ability to plan their policies from a long-term perspective. America's foes in the region are not burdened by the popularity polls, approval ratings, or electoral concerns that U.S. leaders must take account of. They al...
| Publicado en: | National Interest no. 83; pp. 140 - 145 |
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Center for the National Interest
Spring 2006
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| Sumario: | Middle Eastern leaders benefit from their Levantine sense of history and their ability to plan their policies from a long-term perspective. America's foes in the region are not burdened by the popularity polls, approval ratings, or electoral concerns that U.S. leaders must take account of. They also have an advantage over the U.S. in that victory for them only requires that they stay in power, whereas victory for the U.S. is an intricate and complex process. |
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