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after the Saudis got the abovementioned assurances that Assad will fall. And to do that they would have to strongarm Obama: Wary of a repeat of Mr. Obamas earlier reversal, the Saudis and United Arab Emirates decided on a strategy aimed at making it harder for Mr. Obama to change course. Whatever they ask for, you say yes, an adviser to the Gulf bloc said of its strategy. The goal was not to give them any reason to slow down or back out. Arab participation in the strikes is of more symbolic than military value. The Americans have taken the lead and have dropped far more bombs than their Arab counterparts. But the show of support from a major Sunni state for a campaign against a Sunni militant group, U.S. officials said, made Mr. Obama comfortable with authorizing a campaign he had previously resisted.
Posted on: Thu, 25 Sep 2014 17:57:02 +0000

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