https://pjmedia.com/barryrubin/2013/03/14/the-secret-document-that-set-obamas-middle-east-policy/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-usThu, 23 Apr 2026 23:31:12 -0400<![CDATA[“&#8230; we have to confront is violent extremism in all of its forms. &#8230; America is not &#8212; and never will be &#8212; at war with Islam. We will, however, relentlessly confront violent extremists who pose a grave threat to our security &#8212; because we reject the same thing that people of all faiths reject: the killing of innocent men, women, and children. And it is my first duty as president to protect the American people.”  &#8212; President Barack Obama, Cairo, June 2009 “The United States is now experiencing the beginning of its end, and is heading towards its demise. &#8230; Resistance is the only solution. [Today the United States] is withdrawing from Iraq, defeated and wounded, and it is also on the verge of withdrawing from Afghanistan. [All] its warplanes, missiles, and modern military technology were defeated by the will of the peoples, as long as [these peoples] insisted on resistance.”  &#8212; Muslim Brotherhood leader Muhammad al-Badri, Cairo, September 2010]]>Thu, 14 Mar 2013 09:42:23 -0400<![CDATA[Barry Rubin]]>https://pjmedia.com/barry-rubin/2013/03/14/the-secret-document-that-set-obamas-middle-east-policy-n133642