In Mideast, view of U.S. as hesitant superpower sharpens
The world's most powerful man decides to threaten Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. "We will strike with all our might," says U.S. President Barack Obama, depicted in a cartoon in Saudi newspaper Alsharq. Wearing a dreamy smile, Obama replies: "In a day, a week, a month, a year, 10 years - or however many years you can count." The implicit mockery reflects a suspicion among both friends and foes of Washington in the Middle East that Obama's move to refer military action to Congress is a sure sign of weakness - and one that places ...
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