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McManus: Confronting Iran -- again
Here's a prediction I don't think I'll have to apologize for at the end of the year: Some time in the coming months, probably this spring, there will be another crisis over Iran's nuclear program. It's become an annual event on the diplomatic calendar:...
Tags: Chuck Hagel, Robert Gates, Israel, U.S. Department of Defense, Unrest, Conflicts and War
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McManus: The nuclear countdown in Iran
Not long ago, an astute reader noted that it has been nearly two years since I wrote in a column that "most experts now estimate that Iran needs about 18 months to complete a nuclear device and a missile to carry it." His point — that those...Tags: Groundhog Day, Israel, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Defense Equipment, Security
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Does Hagel actually have a 'Jewish problem'?
As if life in Washington wasn't dispiriting enough, we must now get ready for a bruising fight over whether former Senator Chuck Hagel, President Barack Obama's nominee as the new secretary of defense, has a Jewish problem.' Hagel's confirmation by...Tags: Chuck Hagel, West Bank, Israel, U.S. Department of Defense, Iraq
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Obama's Iran Inaction Casts Israel Adrift
The Hartford CourantThere are two positions one can take regarding the Iranian nuclear program: (a) it doesn't matter, we can deter them; or (b) it does matter, we must stop them. In my view, the first position — that we can contain Iran as we did the Soviet Union...Tags: Hillary Clinton, International Atomic Energy Agency, Nuclear Policy, Israel, Politics
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U.N. Peacekeepers Wrestle With Limitations
There is no "big idea" easier to pay homage to in principle, or harder to make work in practice, than the peacekeeping role of the United Nations. This is painfully clear in a new memoir by Kofi Annan, its former secretary-general. The latest failure...Tags: Bashar Assad, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Bosnia and Herzegovina, International Organizations, Ratko Mladic
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Obama stoops, doesn't conquer in third presidential debate
"L'etat, c'est moi." -- Louis XIV "This nation. Me." -- Barack Obama, third presidential debate WASHINGTON - OK, OK. I'll give you the context. Obama was talking about "when Tunisians began to protest, this nation, me, my administration, stood with...
Tags: Mali, Mitt Romney, Barack Obama, Iran
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Romney Played Passive Card In Third Debate
The Hartford Courant"L'etat, c'est moi." — Louis XIV "This nation. Me." — Barack Obama, third presidential debate OK, OK. I'll give you the context. Obama was talking about "when Tunisians began to protest, this nation, me, my administration, stood with them....Tags: Mali, Mitt Romney, Barack Obama, Iran
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Iran and nuclear proliferation, cont.
In my Sunday column, I explained why we shouldn't expect a nuclear arms race in the Middle East if Iran manages to acquire the bomb. History indicates proliferation is rare, because most states facing nuclear enemies see no need to match their arsenals....Tags: Egypt, Saudi Arabia, NATO, Turkey, Defense Equipment
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McManus: The Iran squeeze
The Obama administration faces two dangers in its nuclear negotiations with Iran, which began in a burst of optimism last weekend after the two sides managed to get through a day and a half of talks without anyone walking out. One danger, of course, is...
Tags: Economic Sanctions, Israel, Elections, Physical Fitness and Exercise, Defense Equipment
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World powers to meet with Iran on gridlocked nuclear talks
World NowThe six world powers that have been trying to negotiate with Iran over its disputed nuclear program are having a face to face meeting Tuesday with Tehran’s chief nuclear negotiator – but not because there’s been any progress toward a... -
Iranians fret and lawmakers demand answers as rial plunges
World NowAs Iran is pressed by Western sanctions, the beleaguered economy is putting added pressure on ordinary Iranians through inflation and ramping up pleas for the Iranian central bank to step in. Iranian media reported Tuesday that the economic minister was... -
EU imposes new sanctions on Iran, Syria
World NowThe European Union imposed new sanctions on Iran and Syria. The EU says the new restrictions are warranted because of Iran's continued lack of cooperation over inspection of its nuclear program and Syria's violent crackdown on rebels....
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