Thursday, May 14, 2015

President Obama Closes Camp David Summit with Arab States

++In only his second Camp David Summit, President Obama gave "ironclad" security assurances to the Gulf States and Saudi Arabia against efforts of destabilization. 

++The Obama Administration gave private briefings on the Iran nuclear deal, which they said would give them no openings to develop a nuclear weapon. The Arab leaders sounded reassured by the Obama presentations but the Saudis said they could not approve the deal until Iran complied.

++The United States did offer more military assistance as well as the ballistic defense missile system to the Gulf States. It also promised deeper cooperation on cyberthreats.

++Outside commentators said that the summit heralded no new breakthroughs in cooperation. Human Rights groups were critical of the Obama Administration's failure to challenge the Arab states on their violations of human rights.

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