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	<title>Bashdar Pusho Ismaeel &#187; Obama</title>
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		<title>How Obama&#8217;s red line fiasco breathed new life into the Syrian regime</title>
		<link>https://bashdar.co.uk/2018/05/how-obamas-red-line-fiasco-breathed-new-life-into-the-syrian-regime/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 May 2018 16:44:36 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[the U.S., U.K. and France&#8217;s retaliatory airstrike on April 21, two weeks after alleged chemical attacks by Bashar Assad&#8217;s forces in Douma, was to deter the Syrian regime or force a change of mood, then it looks like a failure. Regime forces are relentlessly continuing their fierce quest to drive out opposition forces in remaining [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>After Iraq, West is obliged to support Syrian Kurds at the hands of IS</title>
		<link>https://bashdar.co.uk/2014/09/after-iraq-west-is-obliged-to-support-syrian-kurds-at-the-hands-of-is/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Sep 2014 00:00:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The rapid and barbaric advance of the Islamic State (IS) in Iraq gripped the world’s attention, leading to eventual Western intervention and arming of the Kurdish Peshmerga forces. However, the IS problem has long festered untouched in Syria. The Kurdish People&#8217;s Protection Units (YPG) forces have been locked in bloody battles with IS militants since [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Obama’s IS strategy and new “inclusive” government in Baghdad highlight make or break time for Iraq</title>
		<link>https://bashdar.co.uk/2014/09/obamas-is-strategy-and-new-inclusive-government-in-baghdad-highlight-make-or-break-time-for-iraq/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Sep 2014 00:00:30 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Just six months ago US President Barack Obama deemed groups such as the Islamic State (IS) as minor players. Obama’s recent speech outlining his strategy to defeat IS, including extending air strikes to Syria, underscored the gravity of the situation just a year after Obama hurried away from launching air-strikes against Syrian President Bashar al-Assad [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Stuck between an uncompromising Baghdad, well-equipped IS enemy and lack of funding and oil exports, Kurds left to suffer Baghdad’s mess</title>
		<link>https://bashdar.co.uk/2014/08/stuck-between-an-uncompromising-baghdad-well-equipped-is-enemy-and-lack-of-funding-and-oil-exports-kurds-left-to-suffer-baghdads-mess/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 18 Aug 2014 00:00:24 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[As the unfolding humanitarian crisis intensified in Kurdistan, the world can ill-afford to become bystanders once more to massacres against the Kurds or fail to match mere rhetoric with tangible support. Under great pressure, US President Barack Obama, finally authorised air strikes against ISIS forces threatening the Kurdistan Regional capital of Erbil and the thousands [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>As the United States turns its back on Iraq and ‘Bush’s legacy’, Kurds and democracy left to suffer</title>
		<link>https://bashdar.co.uk/2012/12/as-the-united-states-turns-its-back-on-iraq-and-bushs-legacy-kurds-and-democracy-left-to-suffer/</link>
		<comments>https://bashdar.co.uk/2012/12/as-the-united-states-turns-its-back-on-iraq-and-bushs-legacy-kurds-and-democracy-left-to-suffer/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 26 Dec 2012 00:00:38 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The United States and their allies took a bold step in 2003 amidst strong international opposition to free a country from decades of tyranny and a dictator that was the ultimate weapon of mass destruction, to build the foundations of a new Iraq that most Iraqis never thought they would see. The legacy of former [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Obama&#8217;s Tireless Quest to Reinvigorate Foreign Policy Results in Surprise Visit to Iraq</title>
		<link>https://bashdar.co.uk/2009/04/obamas-tireless-quest-to-reinvigorate-foreign-policy-results-in-surprise-visit-to-iraq/</link>
		<comments>https://bashdar.co.uk/2009/04/obamas-tireless-quest-to-reinvigorate-foreign-policy-results-in-surprise-visit-to-iraq/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 11 Apr 2009 00:00:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Obama&#8217;s frantic foreign diplomacy drive incorporated a surprise visit to Iraq. While the US can point to hope and their &#8220;enormous sacrifice&#8221;, progress and national reconciliation in Iraq has clearly a long way to go. US President Barrack Obama&#8217;s whirlwind eight-day foreign tour, encompassing six countries, ended with a surprise visit to Iraq and his [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Obama&#8217;s pledge to listen instead of dictate bodes well</title>
		<link>https://bashdar.co.uk/2009/01/obamas-pledge-to-listen-instead-of-dictate-bodes-well/</link>
		<comments>https://bashdar.co.uk/2009/01/obamas-pledge-to-listen-instead-of-dictate-bodes-well/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Jan 2009 00:00:40 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[While not a &#8220;miracle worker&#8221;, Obama is set to change the way the Muslim world perceives the US. The Middle East will prove a Tough Nut to Crack for Obama, But &#8220;listening&#8221; is a good start In the time since his widely publicised inauguration in front of million of expectant onlookers from around the world, [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Obama&#8217;s Global Image Taking Shape?</title>
		<link>https://bashdar.co.uk/2008/07/obamas-global-image-taking-shape/</link>
		<comments>https://bashdar.co.uk/2008/07/obamas-global-image-taking-shape/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Jul 2008 00:00:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[  Can Obama win &#8220;vital election points&#8221; for his tour? As the young U.S. senator begins his first major foreign tour as a presidential candidate, the Republican machine may gethe chance to hammer him on a massive public scale for several of his policies concerning Iraq and Afghanistan. All eyes were on U.S. Democratic presidential [&#8230;]]]></description>
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