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http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/a7b857c8-e299-11e3-ba64-00144feabdc0.html#ixzz32spDPOOJ“We have lost some of the aura we used to enjoy in the region,” says Vali Nasr, a former state department official in Mr Obama’s first term who has been a strong critic of the administration’s approach to the Middle East.
