Friday
Apr292011
US Analysis: What General Petraeus' Move to CIA Means for Pro-Democracy Movements
Friday, April 29, 2011 at 8:09 | James Miller in EA Middle East and Turkey, EA USA, Middle East and Iran, US Foreign Policy
Expect Petraeus to use his new position to build bridges with pro-democracy movements, and expect the US to back more opposition movements soon. Because if there is one thing that the Arab Spring has taught us, it's that the only certainty right now is that the people have all the power. Petraeus understands this, he's built his career on the concept, and I predict that this is exactly what Obama is counting on him to do as Director of the Central Intelligence Agency.
tagged Barack Obama, Barada TV, Bob Orr, David Petraeus, Juan Zarate, Robert Gates, Syria