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Published 6/30/2009 at WSJ.com: Politics And Policy
Maybe ordinary Iranians welcome the American president's solicitude. What they need is his spine, writes Bret Stephens.
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Obama's Obsolete Iran Policy — WSJ.com: Politics And Policy 6/30/2009
Maybe ordinary Iranians welcome the American president's solicitude. What they need is his spine, writes Bret Stephens.
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