“Oil policy, policy toward the United States, policy toward Iran, Bahrain, Yemen, very unlikely, I think, to see significant change. These policies were the policies that had a wide family consensus. The question I think would be if the king becomes sick, whether you have weak Saudi leadership in the Arab world and the Middle East rather than strong Saudi leadership, but I think the fundamental policies will continue, the ones we’re familiar with under King Abdullah.” IfsThinkingWorldStatesWould BeStrongUnitedUnited StatesMiddlePolicyKingsWeakSickFundamentalsWideOilEastSignificantFamiliarIranMiddle EastUnlikelyConsensusSaudisArab WorldYemenSignificant ChangeBahrainKing Abdullah Author:Elliott Abrams
“On taking office in 2009, U.S. President Barack Obama put Israeli settlements at the center of U.S. policy in the Middle East.” PresidentMiddlePolicyOfficeEastBarackMiddle EastIsraeliSettlementPresident Barack ObamaIsraeli Settlements Author:Elliott Abrams
“Those who cannot remember the past are condemned, it seems, to direct the Middle East policy of the Obama administration.” SeemsPastRememberMiddlePolicyDirectEastAdministrationMiddle EastRemembering The Past Author:Elliott Abrams
“I grew up in Queens, in New York City, in a middle class Jewish family. My mother was a public school teacher, my father was a lawyer. They were Democrats - kind of middle-of-the-road democrats.” KindSchoolMotherFatherCitiesClassTeacherMiddleNew YorkGrewGrew UpDemocratLawyerQueensMiddle ClassNew York CityPublic SchoolSchool TeachersMiddle Of The RoadJewish Family Author:Elliott Abrams
