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- Washington sees the various local and national conflicts in the Middle East as part of a battle for regional hegemony between the U.S. and Iran.
- Relationships based on deals between leaders or ruling elites tend to collapse amid popular anger.
- During the Cold War, America took sides not only in disputes between Arab countries, but also in debates within them.
- Turkey is immersed in a profound social and political conflict between secularists, who have been in power since the republic was founded, and an insurgent…
- King Frederick I of Prussia conceived the Amber Chamber in 1701 as a magnificent gift to the Russian royal family that would seal the alliance…
- During the 19th century, Britain fought two wars in unsuccessful attempts to subjugate the Afghans. When Britain finally drew a border between India and Afghanistan…
- In 1907, Britain and Russia signed a treaty dividing Iran between them; no Iranian was at the negotiations or even knew they were taking place.
- Romney is a classic case of re-invention. As governor of Massachusetts, he supported government-sponsored healthcare, was sympathetic to gay rights, and opposed harsh restrictions on…
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- I cannot help but notice that there is no problem between us that cannot be solved by your departure. — Mark Twain
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- I do support a constitutional amendment on marriage between a man and a woman, but I would not be going into the… — Michele Bachmann