October 22, 2012

What China Tells Us About Iran

Michael Lumbers, Washington Post

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How is an American president to handle an ideological, seemingly irrational adversary that may be on the cusp of acquiring nuclear weapons even as it continues to stir up trouble in a region pivotal to U.S. interests?

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