Clinton: Middle East Faces 'Perfect Storm'

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton says that the Middle East now faces a "perfect storm" of tension and strife, and that nations must embrace democratic change. "Free people govern themselves best," Clinton said in Munich on Saturday, adding that the region's history of authoritarian governments is "simply not sustainable." With water and oil shortages in some nations, Clinton warned that pressure for reform would not be held back for long. "Some leaders may believe that their country is an exception, that their people will not demand greater political or economic opportunities, or that they can be placated with half-measures. In the short term, that may be true; but in the long term that is untenable."