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of democracy in Arab lands. Over a long career, Secretary Gates had shared the philosophical approach of Zbignie

all U.S. troops from Iraq Fouad Ajami June 3, 2011 -- The U.S. war in Iraq has just been given an unexpected seal of approval. Defense Secretary Robert Gates, in what he billed as his "last major policy speech in Washington," has owned up to the gains in Iraq, to the surprise that Iraq has emerged as "th

is Iraqi democratic experience, but Iraqis "weren't in the streets shooting each other, the government wasn't in the streets shooting its people," Gates observed. The Americans and the Iraqis had not labored in vain; the upheaval of the Arab Spring has only underlined that a decent polity had emerge

eats up Amir Taheri 03 June 2011 -- To jump or not to jump? For Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, that has become the question. Not long ago, Ahmadinejad was regarded as the most powerful of the five presidents the Islamic Republic in its three decades of existence. With the opposition "green" moveme

all U.S. troops from Iraq Fouad Ajami June 3, 2011 -- The U.S. war in Iraq has just been given an unexpected seal of approval. Defense Secretary Robert Gates, in what he billed as his "last major policy speech in Washington," has owned up to the gains in Iraq, to the surprise that Iraq has emerged as "th

is Iraqi democratic experience, but Iraqis "weren't in the streets shooting each other, the government wasn't in the streets shooting its people," Gates observed. The Americans and the Iraqis had not labored in vain; the upheaval of the Arab Spring has only underlined that a decent polity had emerge

of democracy in Arab lands. Over a long career, Secretary Gates had shared the philosophical approach of Zbignie

eats up Amir Taheri 03 June 2011 -- To jump or not to jump? For Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, that has become the question. Not long ago, Ahmadinejad was regarded as the most powerful of the five presidents the Islamic Republic in its three decades of existence. With the opposition "green" moveme

all U.S. troops from Iraq Fouad Ajami June 3, 2011 -- The U.S. war in Iraq has just been given an unexpected seal of approval. Defense Secretary Robert Gates, in what he billed as his "last major policy speech in Washington," has owned up to the gains in Iraq, to the surprise that Iraq has emerged as "th

is Iraqi democratic experience, but Iraqis "weren't in the streets shooting each other, the government wasn't in the streets shooting its people," Gates observed. The Americans and the Iraqis had not labored in vain; the upheaval of the Arab Spring has only underlined that a decent polity had emerge

of democracy in Arab lands. Over a long career, Secretary Gates had shared the philosophical approach of Zbignie

eats up Amir Taheri 03 June 2011 -- To jump or not to jump? For Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, that has become the question. Not long ago, Ahmadinejad was regarded as the most powerful of the five presidents the Islamic Republic in its three decades of existence. With the opposition "green" moveme

all U.S. troops from Iraq Fouad Ajami June 3, 2011 -- The U.S. war in Iraq has just been given an unexpected seal of approval. Defense Secretary Robert Gates, in what he billed as his "last major policy speech in Washington," has owned up to the gains in Iraq, to the surprise that Iraq has emerged as "th

is Iraqi democratic experience, but Iraqis "weren't in the streets shooting each other, the government wasn't in the streets shooting its people," Gates observed. The Americans and the Iraqis had not labored in vain; the upheaval of the Arab Spring has only underlined that a decent polity had emerge

of democracy in Arab lands. Over a long career, Secretary Gates had shared the philosophical approach of Zbignie

eats up Amir Taheri 03 June 2011 -- To jump or not to jump? For Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, that has become the question. Not long ago, Ahmadinejad was regarded as the most powerful of the five presidents the Islamic Republic in its three decades of existence. With the opposition "green" moveme

ates: America is losing its grip John Barry and Tara McKelvey 27 June -- Aboard the Pentagon jet on his last foreign trip as secretary of defense, Robert Gates takes a moment to peer across the American horizon--and the view is dire: the U.S. is in danger of losing its supremacy on the global stage, he say

may open the administration to charges of not believing in American exceptionalism, an opening the GOP is already trying to exploit. But these days Gates is less worried about political crossfire and more focused on the legacy of his own tenure, which bridged the presidencies of George W. Bush and Ba

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.

suggested by former Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates have come up against neo-isolationist Tea Party-b

government spending — including the defense budget. Neoconservatives who opposed even the modest defense cuts suggested by former Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates have come up against neo-isolationist Tea Party-backed tax-cutters and their guru, Grover G. Norquist. At the same time, some Republicans who have

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. Others are only mildly harmful, as in Clinton’s distortion of her political experiences. And yet others are deeply harmful, as when leaders such as Ahmadinejad deny the suffering of millions. The problem is that anyone can harness the power of self-deception for ill gotten gains. Why does our mind play tric

OVERSIGHT_031882 --- PAGE BREAK --- 8 Article 3. The Financial Times Why Syria will get away with it Gideon Rachman June 13 2011 -- late last week, Robert Gates, the US defence secretary, launched an offensive of his own. In a speech in Brussels, he dismissed most of America's European allies as a useless bun

moud Ahmadinejad, who got into such a sulk recently that he took 11 days off work, infuriating everybody. The Majlis, or parliament, is investigating Ahmadinejad for various alleged frauds including, of all things, vote- buying in 2009! Ahmadinejad was booed during his June 3 speech commemorating Ayatollah Kho

ael is wrong about Iran Meir Javedanfar Article 5. The Financial Time Global oil supplies are healthier than they seem lan Bremmer Article 6 Newsweek Robert Gates: America is losing its grip John Barry and Tara McKelvey Article 7. The National Interest The Good Autocrat Robert D. Kaplan HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_032171

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