What is America’s influence in the Middle East?
Yemen is the latest country in the Arab world to see violence between protesters and police lead to bloodshed and deaths. 18 protesters were killed over the weekend, as Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh announced a special election to transfer power. As revolution sweeps through the Middle East, we’re looking at the influence the United States has on these areas. We’re speaking with Chester A. Crocker, professor of strategic studies at Georgetown University.
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