How Does the U.S. Election Affect the Middle East?

Romney's inconsistent positions on foreign policy, coupled with the prospect of appointing hawkish cabinet ministers, risks greater conflict in the Middle East.

by Paul Salem

published by

National

on November 6, 2012

Source: National

Today is Election Day in the United States, and many people across the Middle East are contemplating what this region might expect from a second term for Barack Obama, or a first Romney administration.

The two candidates have profoundly different visions of domestic policy, but their positions on foreign policy are not as dramatically different.

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