https://hotair.com/headlines/archives/2012/11/18/middle-east-challenges-obamas-light-footprint-strategy/feed/HotAir is the leading conservative blog for breaking news and commentary covering the Biden administration, politics, media, culture, and current elections.en-usTue, 09 Jun 2026 05:25:05 -0400<![CDATA[To Mr. Obama’s critics, the root of the seeming absence of American leverage in the Middle East today is a light footprint that was simply too light.]]>Sun, 18 Nov 2012 09:00:35 -0500<![CDATA[Allahpundit]]>https://hotair.com/headlines/2012/11/18/middle-east-challenges-obamas-light-footprint-strategy-n97578