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SUMMARY: Judy Woodruff talks to McClatchy Newspapers' Nancy Youssef for a detailed account of the attacks in Libya and to freelance journalist Bel Trew who reports on the protests in Cairo. Then, Jeff Brown talks to the Los Angeles Times' Rebecca Keegan for more on the anti-Muslim film that has sparked violence in the Middle East.
"U.S. Is Preparing for a Long Siege of Arab Unrest" by PETER BAKER and MARK LANDLER, New York Times 9/15/2012
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After days of anti-American violence across the Muslim world, the White House is girding itself for an extended period of turmoil that will test the security of American diplomatic missions and President Obama’s ability to shape the forces of change in the Middle East.
Although the tumult subsided Saturday, senior administration officials said they had concluded that the sometimes violent protests in Muslim countries may presage a period of sustained instability with unpredictable diplomatic and political consequences. While pressing Arab leaders to tamp down the unrest, Mr. Obama’s advisers say they may have to consider whether to scale back diplomatic activities in the region.
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