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During a major address last week on the challenges facing U.S. foreign policy toward the Arab Spring, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton declared, “The real choice is between reform and unrest."  
She made these remarks as Syrian forces loyal to President Bashar al-Assad were continuing to kill protestors (3,500 since March), as rockets were being fired (again) by terrorists from Gaza into Israel, Israeli forces were firing back (again), and a few weeks after Palestinians who murdered Israelis returned to Gaza, were hailed as heroes.

The United States can do something now â€" fairly easy and inexpensive â€" to help bring reform to this region, end violence and a culture that worships jihad, and replace feelings of hate and despair with those of hope. We can use existing funding and programs to create jobs by tapping into the skyrocketing popularity of social media and the Internet in the Middle East.
 

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