Militant Jihadists’ Rise In Arab World Imperils Region’s Stability -- Washington Post
The proliferation of militant jihadi groups across the Arab world is posing a new threat to the region’s stability, presenting fresh challenges to emerging democracies and undermining prospects for a smooth transition in Syria should the regime fall.
From Egypt’s Sinai desert to eastern Libya and the battlegrounds of Syria’s civil war, the push for greater democracy made possible by revolts in the Middle East and North Africa has also unleashed new freedoms that militants are using to preach, practice and recruit.
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My Comment: Others disagree with this observation. But I do concur with U.S. concerns that arming Islamic groups in Syria's civil war can result in having those same weapons aimed at us. We have seen that in Afghanistan, Yemen, and now Libya.
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