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September 13, 2012

The Folly of a 'Red Line' for Iran

Fareed Zakaria, Washington Post

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The Obama administration is trying to assure Israel not to act. But in doing so, it will have to be careful not to lock itself onto a path that makes U.S. military action inevitable. We should have a national debate before the United States finds itself going to war in the Middle East — again — on auto-pilot.

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