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Barack Obama has 'no second thoughts' about drone strikes in Middle East
Source: The Guardian
Barack Obama has 'no second thoughts' about drone strikes in Middle East
The president spoke candidly about his foreign policy in an Atlantic
interview and slammed allies for expecting the US to solve problems
in the region
Joanna Walters in New York
Thursday 10 March 2016 23.52 GMT
Barack Obama “has not had a second thought” about the drone strikes that are causing untold numbers of civilian casualties as the US tries to beat back terrorist insurgencies in the Middle East, according to a new interview with the president and top aides.
The president also slammed European and Arab allies as too often acting like “free riders” in expecting America to solve problems in the region, while some of them fail to play their part.
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In a wide-ranging series of conversations on foreign policy, published by the Atlantic magazine on Thursday, Obama:
• Describes America’s relationship with Saudi Arabia as “complicated”, and blasts its record on regional politics and women’s rights, while accusing the kingdom of encouraging Islamic fundamentalism in countries such as Indonesia
• Reveals he warned that the “special relationship” with Britain would be over if David Cameron did not raise military spending
• Declares himself “very proud” of his 2013 decision to pullback from a military attack on the government of Bashar al-Assad after Syria crossed the “red line” over chemical weapons
• Explains why he believes America should develop a “resilience” to the long-term threat of terrorism instead of engaging in panic, hype and militarism
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The president spoke candidly about his foreign policy in an Atlantic
interview and slammed allies for expecting the US to solve problems
in the region
Joanna Walters in New York
Thursday 10 March 2016 23.52 GMT
Barack Obama “has not had a second thought” about the drone strikes that are causing untold numbers of civilian casualties as the US tries to beat back terrorist insurgencies in the Middle East, according to a new interview with the president and top aides.
The president also slammed European and Arab allies as too often acting like “free riders” in expecting America to solve problems in the region, while some of them fail to play their part.
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In a wide-ranging series of conversations on foreign policy, published by the Atlantic magazine on Thursday, Obama:
• Describes America’s relationship with Saudi Arabia as “complicated”, and blasts its record on regional politics and women’s rights, while accusing the kingdom of encouraging Islamic fundamentalism in countries such as Indonesia
• Reveals he warned that the “special relationship” with Britain would be over if David Cameron did not raise military spending
• Declares himself “very proud” of his 2013 decision to pullback from a military attack on the government of Bashar al-Assad after Syria crossed the “red line” over chemical weapons
• Explains why he believes America should develop a “resilience” to the long-term threat of terrorism instead of engaging in panic, hype and militarism
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Read more: http://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2016/mar/10/barack-obama-interview-middle-east-drone-strikes-atlantic
Related: The Obama Doctrine The U.S. president talks through his hardest decisions about America’s role in the world. (The Atlantic)
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