Tuesday September 25, 2012
Many Americans are troubled by the developments in the Middle East. Syria has witnessed the killing of tens of thousands of people. The president of Egypt is a member of the Muslim Brotherhood. Our Ambassador to Libya was assassinated in a terrorist attack. And Iran is moving toward nuclear weapons capability. We feel that we are at the mercy of events, rather than shaping events.
I am often asked why, and what can we do to lead the Middle East to stability, to ease the suffering and the anger and the hate.
CATEGORIES: The Arab Spring | Mitt Romney |
Tuesday September 25, 2012
So let us remember that this is a season of progress. For the first time in decades, Tunisians, Egyptians and Libyans voted for new leaders in elections that were credible, competitive and fair.
CATEGORIES: The Arab Spring | Barack Obama |
Tuesday September 25, 2012
“It has been less than two years since a vendor in Tunisia set himself on fire to protest the oppressive corruption in his country, and sparked what became known as the Arab Spring. Since then, the world has been captivated by the transformation that has taken place, and the United States has supported the forces of change.We were inspired by the Tunisian protests that toppled a dictator, because we recognized our own beliefs in the aspirations of men and women who took to the streets.We insisted on change in Egypt, because our support for democracy put us on the side of the people.We supported a transition of leadership in Yemen, because the interests of the people were not being served by a corrupt status quo.We intervened in Libya alongside a broad coalition, and with the mandate of the U.N. Security Council, because we had the ability to stop the slaughter of innocents; and because we believed that the aspirations of the people were more powerful than a tyrant.And as we meet here, we again declare that the regime of Bashar al-Assad must come to an end so that the suffering of the Syrian people can stop, and a new dawn can begin.”
CATEGORIES: The Arab Spring | Barack Obama |
Thursday September 13, 2012
don’t think we would consider them an ally, but we don’t consider them an enemy. They are a new government that is trying to find its way,”
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Wednesday September 12, 2012
Over the last several years, we’ve stood witness to an Arab spring that presents an opportunity for a more peaceful and prosperous, but also poses the potential for peril if the forces of extremism and violence are allowed to control the course of events. We must strive to ensure that the Arab spring does not become an Arab winter.”
CATEGORIES: The Arab Spring | Mitt Romney |
Thursday August 16, 2012
“The Arab Spring is not appropriately named….It has become a development of more concern and it occurred in part because of the reluctance on the part of various dictators to provide more freedom to their citizens.”
“(President George W. Bush) urged Hosni Mubarak to move toward a more democratic posture but President Obama abandoned the freedom agenda and we are seeing today a whirlwind of tumult in the Middle East in part because these nations did not embrace the reforms that could have changed the course of their history, in a more peaceful manner.”
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Sunday July 29, 2012
“Let me turn from Iran to other nations in the Middle East, where we have seen rising tumult and chaos. To the north, Syria is on the brink of a civil war. The dictator in Damascus, no friend to Israel and no friend to America, slaughters his own people as he desperately clings to power. Your (Israel) other neighbor to the north, Lebanon, is under the growing and dangerous influence of Hezbollah.”
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Friday July 27, 2012
“Clearly we’re disappointed in seeing Tunisia and Morocco elect Islamist governments. We’re very concerned in seeing the new leader in Egypt as an Islamist leader. It is our hope to move these nations toward a more modern view of the world and to not present a threat to their neighbors and to the other nations of the world.”
CATEGORIES: The Arab Spring | Mitt Romney |
Friday July 27, 2012
“We’re very concerned in seeing the new leader in Egypt as an Islamist leader.”
CATEGORIES: The Arab Spring | Mitt Romney |
Wednesday July 25, 2012
“It is a mistake—and sometimes a tragic one—to think that firmness in American foreign policy can only bring tension or conflict. The surest path to danger is always weakness and indecision.”
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#NC lawmaker equates Islamic prayer w/ terror http://t.co/G9sp1NeLC1 @mostrolenk @aaiusa h/t @ozzyformayor
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Latest poll to be released Friday finds Americans are divided on continuing aid to #Egypt: http://t.co/1spZM1m9d2
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RT @MaiE_89: In the 1990’s, #Egypt had a 60% favorable rating among Americans, while today only 36% of US views the country positively via @AAIUSA
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Fellows from Syracuse University’s “Leaders for Democracy Fellowship Program (LDF); Bill Press, Host of the “Bill Press Show” and author of the new book, The Obama Hate Machine: The Lies, Distortions, and Personal Attacks on the President---and Who Is Behind Them. Read More »
The story of Arab Americans coming of age as an organized community is a classic American tale of immigrants seeking opportunity, benefiting from America’s freedoms, but also experiencing, at times, the dark side of exclusion and discrimination that has so often been a part of our nation’s history. Read More »
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