What is the Obama Doctrine? It seems to be one of disengagement, to try to ignore the hot, religious, dry, poor countries from Algeria to Pakistan. Richard Engel Read Quote
Some Iraqi troops aren’t willing to fight for their government. But many Shiites appear willing to fight for their religious leaders. Richard Engel Read Quote
If Syria collapses completely, the United States and the world would have to consider who, and what, fills the vacuum. Richard Engel Read Quote
Shaped like Texas, but twice as big, Mali is one of the poorest countries in the world. It exports almost nothing – mostly just cotton, gold and livestock – and doesn’t have enough money to import much of anything, either. Richard Engel Read Quote
Mali exists mostly to itself. Few people go there. Few Malians leave. Most of Mali’s 13 million people live, and seem to live quite happily, off the rice, corn and millet they grow and the long-horn cattle and goats they keep. Richard Engel Read Quote
Bhutto’s regime is remembered for having one of the worst human rights records in Pakistan’s history, and her government did not allow the media freedoms she criticizes Musharraf for crushing. Richard Engel Read Quote
Women, who enjoyed a high social status and levels of education under Saddam, saw terrible setbacks as Iraq fell into civil war. As a result of the sectarian violence from 2005-2007, women retreated to their homes and fell from public view. Richard Engel Read Quote
Turkey wants to see Bashar al-Assad go and wants to kind of expand its sphere of influence into Turkey so its Ottoman glory or Ottoman past are once again project into the Syrian provinces. That’s kind of what Turkey’s vision is. Richard Engel Read Quote
