September 24, 2014 | Quote
Fears Grow That Obama Has ‘Paper Coalition’ in Arab World
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Some analysts in Washington believe the silence from the Arab partners is because the Obama administration has only assembled a “paper coalition,” in the words of Clifford May, president of the Foundation for Defense of Democracies think tank.
Mr. May said the current level of support may soon waver if Washington is seen as indirectly bolstering the Shiite-aligned power of the Assad regime in Syria by defeating its Sunni extremist adversaries.
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