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online.wsj.com - 12/2/2008
New Team, Little Time on Iran
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Time is running short for Obama and his new foreign-policy team to figure out what to do about Iran's nuclear program.
jpost.com - 12/4/2008
IDF preparing options for Iran strike | Iran news | Jerusalem Post
— jpost.com — The IDF is drawing up options for a strike on Iranian nuclear facilities that do not include... coordination with the United States, The Jerusalem Post has learned. While its preference is to coordinate with the US, defense officials have said Israel is ... (more) IDF preparing options for Iran strike | Iran news | ...

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newyorker.com - 12/2/2008
Annals of National Security: The Iran Plans: The New Yorker
— newyorker.com — The Bush Administration, while publicly advocating diplomacy in order to stop Iran from pursuing a nuclear weapon,... has increased clandestine activities inside Iran and intensified planning for a possible major air attack. Current and former American ... (more) Annals of National Security: The Iran Plans: The New Yorker

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washingtonpost.com - 11/29/2008
Bush's Iran Policy Has Failed
— washingtonpost.com — Absent some last-minute fireworks, President Bush will leave office with a kind of double failure on Iran:... Administration hard-liners haven't checked Tehran's drive to acquire nuclear-weapons technology, and moderates haven't engaged Iran in ... (more) Bush's Iran Policy Has Failed

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The Stump — ... Obama's dream team is in touch with people's needs.   Where Holder and Napolitano could be weak on terrorism.   Even with Gates still on board, expect a shake up at the Pentagon.   Slate says Jim Jones is the most important national security pick.   Some environmentalists don't like Jones's energy views.   Obama needs to act on Iran--and soon.   Why ...

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