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scribe their actions not as concessions to the West but as "confidence-building" measures, aimed at demonstrating the seriousness of Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei's public pledge in February not to commit the "grave sin" of building a nuclear weapon. And the West would describe its easing of sanctions not as
e on the same side here, trying to make the country safe." At the center of the debate was Obama's newly appointed CIA chief, Gen. David Petraeus. Petraeus sided with the White House, recognizing the need to strike a balance between maintaining a strong relationship with Pakistan and aggressively pursu
m Israel would induce the Iranian government to "gallop ahead" towards the bomb without any concern. The biggest reason why Iran's supreme leader, Ali Khamenei, has agreed to talks during the last few years is not the EFTA_R1_02029843 EFTA02690076 14 fear of a military attack by Israel. The biggest reas
the key decisions that led to success--a surge of troops and the appointment of Gen. David Petraeus to oversee the strategy--predated his arrival. Petraeus says Gates knew that his real contribution was to buy time in Washington for the strategy to succeed. "'Your battle space is Iraq. My battle space
from Israel would induce the Iranian government to "gallop ahead" towards the bomb without any concern. The biggest reason why Iran's supreme leader, Ali Khamenei, has agreed to talks during the last few years is not the HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_032183 --- PAGE BREAK --- 14 fear of a military attack by Israel. The big
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Page: HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_032189 →Entities connected to both Ali Khamenei and Petraeus

Barack Obama
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George W. Bush
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Bashar al-Assad
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Tehran
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United States
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Bill Clinton
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Joe Biden
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Benjamin Netanyahu
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Jeffrey Epstein
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Lebanon
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Department of Justice
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Hosni Mubarak
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Donald Trump
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Marc Rich
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Saddam Hussein
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North Korea
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Yemen
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the Persian Gulf
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Jerusalem
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Khamenei
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