Unfortunately, the American policy towards Pakistan is just to worry and express concern, and that is not a clear policy at all.
From Richard Engel
The Arab Spring is over. The days of the protesters with laptops and BlackBerrys in Tahrir Square are long gone.
For decades, Saddam and his Sunni minority had imposed their will on Iraq, carrying on a 14-century tradition of Sunnis controlling Mesopotamia despite a Shiite majority.
Not surprisingly, in most Sunni regions there has little appetite for free U.S.-sponsored elections.
The U.S. spent years and years and billions of dollars to build the Iraqi army only to watch it collapse and hand over so many of its weapons.
For eight years, you had the Bush administration with a very interventionist policy, driving into world affairs, driving primarily into the Islamic world, army first or fist first.
When you look at Syria, and you look at all the militant groups on the ground, there are many groups in Syria that could pose a threat to the United States, not just Khorasan.
Once you start bombing in Syria, when you start looking for targets, there will be a lot.
There are many Israelis who are not keen on Barack Obama - they did not want to see him elected.
When students and liberals initially occupied Tahrir Square, it looked like it might be a passing thing.
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