I find this a muddled and badly-written article that says very little of substance. The argument seems little more than an attempt to say US foreign policy was flawed but *Marxism is still a bad thing* and US policy helped that but the high literacy rates and great medical care are good but *Marxism is still bad* ... Given the global picture and the US internal politics, deciding to lift the embargo now is a fascinating move - one which deserves a much more incisive analysis than this undergraduate essay. The ending two paragraphs are just embarrassing.
I find this a muddled and badly-written article that says very little of substance. The argument seems little more than an attempt to say US foreign policy was flawed but *Marxism is still a bad thing* and US policy helped that but the high literacy rates and great medical care are good but *Marxism is still bad* ... Given the global picture and the US internal politics, deciding to lift the embargo now is a fascinating move - one which deserves a much more incisive analysis than this undergraduate essay. The ending two paragraphs are just embarrassing.
Snow glosses over the position of the Saudi Royal's in relation to IS. What are we to make of that?
They are so scared of not being able to control the news they are doing this: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/middle-east/students-offered-grants-if-they-tweet-proisraeli-propaganda-8760142.html
I love number 10. I'd switch immediately.