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owever, is not only to legitimate Iran's quest for nuclear weapons but also accelerate it. That's precisely what happened when the Israelis struck Saddam Hussein's plutonium reactors in 1981. And the Israelis know that, too. 3. Let America do it What the Israelis really want is to persuade the United States t
precisely what happened when the Israelis struck Saddam Hussein's plutonium reactors in 1981. And the Isr
ly what happened when the Israelis struck Saddam Hussein's plutonium reactors in 1981. And the Israelis kn
narratives betray a chronic blindness to competing explanations. Consider South Korea's development. As Acemoglu and Robinson recognize, President Park Chung-hee, who was in power from 1961 to 1979, ran an extractive political system that still somehow managed to create inclusive economic institutions. Contr
however, is not only to legitimate Iran's quest for nuclear weapons but also accelerate it. That's precisely what happened when the Israelis struck Saddam Hussein's plutonium reactors in 1981. And the Israelis know that, too. 3. Let America do it What the Israelis really want is to persuade the United States t
precisely what happened when the Israelis struck Saddam Hussein's plutonium reactors in 1981. And the Is
ly what happened when the Israelis struck Saddam Hussein's plutonium reactors in 1981. And the Israelis kn
narratives betray a chronic blindness to competing explanations. Consider South Korea's development. As Acemoglu and Robinson recognize, President Park Chung-hee, who was in power from 1961 to 1979, ran an extractive political system that still somehow managed to create inclusive economic institutions. Cont
onist Iran. One part of that barrier had already crumbled in 2003 when the U.S. HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_023462 --- PAGE BREAK --- invasion of Iraq toppled Saddam Hussein. Losing Mr. Mubarak means that the Saudis now see themselves as the last Sunni giant left in the region. The Saudis were further agitated when the p
Page: HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_023463 →462 --- PAGE BREAK --- invasion of Iraq toppled Saddam Hussein. Losing Mr. Mubarak means that the Saudis
Page: HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_023463 →- PAGE BREAK --- invasion of Iraq toppled Saddam Hussein. Losing Mr. Mubarak means that the Saudis now see
Page: HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_023463 →not a universally applicable formula for development. It worked reasonably well in East Asia, where there were a number of figures like Lee Kwan Yew, Park Chung-hee or the Chinese Communist Party leadership, who used their autocratic powers to promote rapid development and social change. Arab authoritarians were
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Barack Obama
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George W. Bush
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United States
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Bill Clinton
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Bashar al-Assad
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Jeffrey Epstein
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Lebanon
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Marc Rich
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Benjamin Netanyahu
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Middle East
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Jerusalem
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Yemen
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Terje Rod-Larsen
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Cairo
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Samantha Power
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Baghdad
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Bahrain
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Ehud Barak
PERSONSinai
LOCATIONDoug Band
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