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35 years and continuing today, Iran has been advocating an anti- Western concept of world order, waging proxy wars against America and its allies in Lebanon, Syria, Iraq and beyond, and arming and training sectarian extremists throu:gLlout the Muslim world. During that time, Iran has defied unambiguous
d Democrats alike are EFTA00636702 not keen on another war. So with Plan A, an American strike against Iran, off the table, it is time to explore Plan B. Plan B? Yes, a Plan B, one that places more stock in patient strategy as opposed to impatient action. Israel needs to regain its technological edge
opular Front for the Liberation of Palestine. That meant a quieter eastern frontier. But the Palestinian groups rebased across our northern border in Lebanon. When Jordanian Prime Minister Wafsi al-Tal was assassinated, it proved to be the start of a series of killings and terror attacks by a new group wit
l plan and push all the way to Beirut. This wasn’t mere supposition on my part. In February 1982, we ran a simulation exercise in the kirya based on Plan B. The result: Little Pines became Big Pines. A clash with the Syrians proved inevitable, if only because one target even under Little Pines was the mai
opular Front for the Liberation of Palestine. That meant a quieter eastern frontier. But the Palestinian groups rebased across our northern border in Lebanon. When Jordanian Prime Minister Wafsi al-Tal was assassinated, it proved to be the start of a series of killings and terror attacks by a new group wit
al plan and push all the way to Beirut. This wasn't mere supposition on my part. In February 1982, we ran a simulation exercise in the kirya based on Plan B. The result: Little Pines became Big Pines. A clash with the Syrians proved inevitable, if only because one target even under Little Pines was the mai
Entities connected to both Lebanon and Plan B.

United States
LOCATION
George W. Bush
PERSON
Benjamin Netanyahu
PERSON
Damascus
LOCATION
Jerusalem
LOCATION
Cairo
LOCATION
Saddam Hussein
PERSON
Hosni Mubarak
PERSON
Michael Cohen
PERSON
Fatah
ORGANIZATIONLeon Black
PERSON
Beirut
LOCATIONthe West Bank
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Virginia Giuffre
PERSON
Stephen Hawking
PERSON
John F. Kennedy
PERSON
Ehud Barak
PERSONMediterranean
LOCATION
Baghdad
LOCATIONSinai
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