April 11, 2012

The West's Mysterious 'Red Lines' on Iran

Jonathan Schell, Globe and Mail

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Although the invasion of Iraq was a debacle, the policy underlying it has survived. Curiously, that policy may have escaped discredit in part precisely because its target was a mirage. Is a military action a true test of a disarmament war’s efficacy if the arms in question are missing?

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