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not based on anyone's consent but on coercion and domestic terror. The governing 12 percent minority of the Alawite sect is Syria's equivalent to Saddam Hussein's clan of Tikriti Sunnis, both having ruled cruelly and bloodily. Indeed, the Assads have nursed a particular grudge against the Palestinians, almost

ity of the Alawite sect is Syria's equivalent to Saddam Hussein's clan of Tikriti Sunnis, both having ru

the Alawite sect is Syria's equivalent to Saddam Hussein's clan of Tikriti Sunnis, both having ruled crue

rch. Assad's embittered enemies are soldiers of the Sunni sword. Obama tried his luck with Assad as, forgive the recollection, he also did with Dr. Ahmadinejad. The president then followed the Saudi monarch, King Abdullah, in his royal bankrolling effort to lure the eye doctor away from Nasrallah. Even the

quickly loses its appeal when one is dealing with dictators who are less noxious. And even when they are not less noxious, as in the case of Iraq's Saddam Hussein, the moral argument for their removal is still fraught with difficulty since the worse the autocrat, the worse the chaos left in his wake. That is

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in turn, will make it easier to gain international approval for tough economic sanctions. With so much legitimacy lost domestically after Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's controversial election in 2009, Khamenei has even more reason to worry about the impact that sanctions could have on the survival of his regime.

ions of = military strike are not widely discussed. This ominously echoes the run up to the war in Iraq.ap> When Washington was preparing t= invade Saddam Hussein's Iraq, little consideration was given to what ca=e next. Ten years later, the mistakes are evident. Iraq did not pose the immediate security threat t

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legitimacy that would allow the ruling party to take difficult decis=ons without the street rising up against them. In Iran, for example, Pres=dent Ahmadinejad tried to implement this in two stages. However, the resul= was an increase in expenditure, as more than 95% of the people applied for direct financi

They recognized that no one would believe that United Nations forces in Korea would be so barbaric as to resort to such weapons. In 1987 and 1988, Saddam Hussein launched attacks on no fewer than 40 Kurdish villages in northern Iraq, using new mixtures of mustard gas and various nerve agents such as Sarin,

as to resort to such weapons. In 1987 and 1988, Saddam Hussein launched attacks on no fewer than 40 Kur

resort to such weapons. In 1987 and 1988, Saddam Hussein launched attacks on no fewer than 40 Kurdish vil

Rouhani, with his benign demeanor, seductive tone and more "moderate" message, will be more focused, serious and skillful in negotiations than Mr. Ahmadinejad, but still unyielding in Iran's core demand to retain significant nuclear capability. Even so, there are strong forces propelling both sides towar

o be excrescences of the Great Satan. But Saddam Hussein's brutal and initially successful assault on Ira

ionaries initially junked the shah's expensive armory and closed down his nuclear program, deeming both to be excrescences of the Great Satan. But Saddam Hussein's brutal and initially successful assault on Iran soon brought them back to the real world. The ayatollahs turned to those they condemned as irrevoc

ite U.S. protests, Israel remained Iran's most reliable arms supplier for much of the 1980s -- the time when the West was supporting In the 1980s, Saddam's chemical warfare against Iranians, mostly overlooked by Western countries, convinced the Iranians that they had to build a nuclear deterrent. Ove

s oft-expressed desire to see Zionism wiped off the map makes it seem as though Iran has a foreign policy committed to genocide (and suicide). But Ahmadinejad's position, as recent elections in Iran reveal, is far from secure among even hardliners. Syria, Iran's closest ally, is beset by civil war; Hamas,

cts until Ankara signed a water agreement with the states below it. The United States' invasion of Iraq in 2003 changed all that. The toppling of Saddam Hussein and the subsequent empowerment of Iraqi Shias instilled a fear in the kingdom that Saudi's own Shia population would agitate for change. Beyond th

f Iraq in 2003 changed all that. The toppling of Saddam Hussein and the subsequent empowerment of Iraqi

in 2003 changed all that. The toppling of Saddam Hussein and the subsequent empowerment of Iraqi Shias in

t Iran had missed opportunities to resolve the nuclear crisis with Washington and its Western allies due to Khamenei's uncompromising attitude and Ahmadinejad's lack of skill and wisdom. Rouhani would never be allowed to make such remarks unless someone in authority approved. ZONE OF POSSIBLE AGREEMENT

y striking distance. 2001's Operation Enduring Freedom saw huge numbers of American troops gathered on Iran's eastern border in Afghanistan, while Saddam's overthrow, despite removing a pressing Iranian security concern, but saw yet more U.S. troops massed now on its western border. With U.S. forces

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nd, but sources say he is determined to go — will Mr. Ban then stand up and object? To his credit, Mr. Ban has in the past forcefully lectured Mr. Ahmadinejad about adhering to Security Council resolutions. EFTA_R1_00298517 EFTA01884036 But if he does so again, will Iran or anyone in the Non-aligned Mo

tions be voided as riots persist Ahmadinejad calls the protesters 'weeds that are making problems.' The Washingtoe Ant TEHRAN - A defiant Mir Hossein Mousavi, koding an opposi- tion movement against President Mahmoud Ah- madinejad, called on his supporters Sunday to con- tinue protests agains

l Hill. "This really isn't, to me, a matter of right or wrong," Conrad said. "This is a Candidate asks that elections be voided as riots persist Ahmadinejad calls the protesters 'weeds that are making problems.' The Washingtoe Ant TEHRAN - A defiant Mir Hossein Mousavi, koding an opposi- tion m

nwar Sadat. We made peace with Jordan led by King Hussein. , Palestinians truly want peace, I and my gover

Eli Ovits: (cell), www.theisraelproject.org Subscribe to The Israel Project's RSS Feed Netanyahu's Speech and Key Interviews; Speeches by 0 and Ahmadinejad; Iran Protests; Op-Ed by Amb. Michae EFTA_R1_01510501 EFTA02437631 Press Materials for UN Week (VVor P91) Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netany

is, in turn, will make it easier to gain international approval for tough economic sanctions. With so much legitimacy lost domestically after Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's controversial election in 2009, Khamenei has even more reason to worry about the impact that sanctions could have on the survival of his regime. Th

g quickly loses its appeal when one is dealing with dictators who are less noxious. And even when they are not less noxious, as in the case of Iraq's Saddam Hussein, the moral argument for their removal is still fraught with difficulty since the worse the autocrat, the worse the chaos left in his wake. That is be

ey are not less noxious, as in the case of Iraq's Saddam Hussein, the moral argument for their removal is

not less noxious, as in the case of Iraq's Saddam Hussein, the moral argument for their removal is still fr