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UCLA Uncut Interview with James Gelvin on Obama's May 19 Speech
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Jun 02 2011
[James Gelvin. Image from screenshot of interview.]
This is an 11-minute edited video of an interview conducted with James L. Gelvin after President Barack Obama's "Middle East Speech" that was delivered on May 19, 2011. In it, Gelvin discusses the lukewarm reaction throughout the Middle East to Obama's speech, outlining the ways in which the stated objectives and policies of the United States fell short of both the needs and expectations of the people of the Arab world.
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