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November 10, 2014       Share:    

Source: http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/jackson-diehl-obamas-bet-on-iran/2014/11/09/72da39ac-65ea-11e4-9fdc-d43b053ecb4d_story.html

Obama's Bet on Iran

(Washington Post) Jackson Diehl - Since Jimmy Carter, presidents have sought to fashion an Arab coalition to contain the Islamic regime in Iran and thwart its aim to establish itself as a regional hegemon. Obama's final push, if it works, would allow Iran to keep much of its nuclear infrastructure while ceding Tehran a role in the pacification and political reconstruction of the lands from Baghdad to Beirut. The Israeli government and most leaders of the Persian Gulf states continue to view Iran as an existential threat, best treated with crippling economic sanctions, proxy war against its allies in Syria and Lebanon and, if necessary, direct military action against its nuclear installations. A bipartisan majority of the U.S. Congress agrees with them.

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