The policies of US President [[Barack Hussein Obama]] with regard to the Arab Spring seemed to be in the interest of Muslim [[theocracy]], unlike previous [[President of the United States of America|American Presidents]] who have favored governments which are secular and pro-[[Israel]]. In August 2010, Obama issued Presidential Study Directive 11<ref>[https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2015/jun/3/inside-the-ring-muslim-brotherhood-has-obamas-secr/ Obama secretly backing Muslim Brotherhood]</ref> which directed his advisers to "manage these risks by demonstrating to the people of the Middle East and North Africa the gradual but real prospect of greater political openness and improved governance". As noted by the Washington Post, just six months later large protests began<ref>[https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/03/04/AR2011030404614.html Obama's low-key strategy for the Middle East]</ref> that later turned into a regional outbreak of violence. | The policies of US President [[Barack Hussein Obama]] with regard to the Arab Spring seemed to be in the interest of Muslim [[theocracy]], unlike previous [[President of the United States of America|American Presidents]] who have favored governments which are secular and pro-[[Israel]]. In August 2010, Obama issued Presidential Study Directive 11<ref>[https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2015/jun/3/inside-the-ring-muslim-brotherhood-has-obamas-secr/ Obama secretly backing Muslim Brotherhood]</ref> which directed his advisers to "manage these risks by demonstrating to the people of the Middle East and North Africa the gradual but real prospect of greater political openness and improved governance". As noted by the Washington Post, just six months later large protests began<ref>[https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/03/04/AR2011030404614.html Obama's low-key strategy for the Middle East]</ref> that later turned into a regional outbreak of violence. |