Will Obama really rise to the occasion?

Abd Razak, Dzulkifli (2009) Will Obama really rise to the occasion? New Sunday Times.

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Abstract

AMERICAN President Barack Obama, at a recent news conference on the MiddleEast, wanted the US to "start by listening!" This was a departure from the previous US administration which Obama admitted would "start by dictating!" There is no better time to start listening than now when the guns are largely silent on all fronts although their impact remains deafening given the horrific consequences. This is the result of a blatantly asymmetric war that is causing pain and suffering to the majority who are defenceless. To be sure, it is a coward's war, an uncivilised way of settling ageold differences. As US commander General David Petraeus once admitted, even the coalition of the willing (in Iraq) "could not kill its way out of the problems of insurgency and civil strife".

Item Type:	Article
Subjects:	U Military Science > U Military Science (General)
Divisions:	Koleksi Naib Canselor (Vice Chancellor Collection) > Profesor Tan Sri Dato' Dzulkifli Abdul Razak > Newspaper Clippings
Depositing User:	Mr Noorazilan Noordin
Date Deposited:	05 Apr 2017 07:35
Last Modified:	05 Apr 2017 07:35
URI:	http://eprints.usm.my/id/eprint/32836

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