Unfortunately, the goal of the Obama administration is to use increased isolation as a bargaining tool to force concessions by Iran.
The campaign of assassinating Iranian scientists, sabotaging nuclear plants, and economic sanctions so severe they put at risk the lives of ordinary Iranians who need to fly is a path leading to direct confrontation.
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"Only when al-Assad falls will there be hope for a return to relative peace in the region, and that event could be a ways off."
I suspect the fall of Assad will bring about as much peace as the fall of Saddam Hussein.
Very informative post. Thank you, professor Cole.
Unfortunately, the goal of the Obama administration is to use increased isolation as a bargaining tool to force concessions by Iran.
The campaign of assassinating Iranian scientists, sabotaging nuclear plants, and economic sanctions so severe they put at risk the lives of ordinary Iranians who need to fly is a path leading to direct confrontation.