in cairo, pompeo blasts obama's middle east policies

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Thursday accused Barack Obama of sowing chaos by abandoning Middle East to Islamist militants and Iranian influence in blistering critique of the president's policies even as Pompeo's boss, President Donald Trump, moves to pull American troops out of Syria.. ..

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european union: us had ‘no reason’ to downgrade envoy

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo downgraded EU Ambassador David O'Sullivan, and the bloc does not understand why its envoy's status has been diminished.. ..

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pompeo assails obama in mideast policy speech

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo delivered scathing rebuke of Obama Mideast policies on Thursday, accusing the president of misguided thinking that diminished America's in the region while harming its longtime friends and emboldening Iran. CAIRO — Secretary of State Mike Pompeo delivered..

remembering the ludlow amendment

President Franklin Roosevelt had initially stayed mostly silent on the war referendum issue, but surging support for the measure prompted Roosevelt to actively oppose it (with help especially from Secretary of State Cordell Hull and former Secretary of State Henry Stimson). . ..

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