Turbulent Middle East Poses Challenges for U.S. Policy

by Jim Lobe | http://www.lobelog.com/turbulent-middle-east-poses-challenges-for-u-s-policy/

via IPS News
New and unexpected strains in Washington’s ties with two of its closest Middle Eastern allies — Saudi Arabia and Turkey — have underlined the difficult challenges the administration of President Barack Obama faces in navigating its way in the region’s increasingly treacherous and turbulent waters.