https://pjmedia.com/barryrubin/2012/01/24/counter-obama-view-of-the-middle-east/feed/PJ Media is a leading news site covering culture, politics, faith, homeland security, and more. Our reporters and columnists provide original, in-depth analysis from a variety of perspectives.en-usSat, 13 Jun 2026 00:37:39 -0400<![CDATA[Jackson Diehl is by far the best journalist writing in the mass media about the Middle East. In a recent column, he tries to find some middle ground between the dominant ideas &#8212; that Islamist regimes are no problem at all and that the Muslim Brotherhood is really moderate &#8212; and what he defines as a too extreme conservative and Republican analysis.]]>Tue, 24 Jan 2012 15:20:09 -0500<![CDATA[Barry Rubin]]>https://pjmedia.com/barry-rubin/2012/01/24/counter-obama-view-of-the-middle-east-n132719