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Stop Nuzzling New Autocrats In Turkey And Egypt; Start Pushing Freedom And Democracy

October 31, 2012 Lawrence J. Haas McClatchy-Tribune News Service

The next president must discard two longstanding but problematic pillars of U.S. policy in the Middle East and chart a new course that reflects both regional realities and the dynamic changes that are underway there.

For decades, presidents have sought to maintain regional stability by propping up pro-Western autocrats and to solve the Israeli-Palestinian conflict as the first step toward addressing broader regional issues.