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The American Left is becoming Iran’s defense attorney.

JL;DR SUMMARY In a charged critique, Bob Goldberg examines the stance of certain U.S. Democratic Party members, particularly those pressing for U.S. public acknowledgment of Israel's nuclear capabilities, amidst Iran's undisclosed nuclear activities and military provocations. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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U.S. Foreign PolicyIranDemocratic PartyMiddle East ConflictTehranNuclear DeterrenceNuclear CapabilitiesNonproliferationArms Control

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Iran
"sees Iran sitting on a mountain of near-weapons-grade uranium"
Israel
"demanding that the United States publicly cough up the details of Israels nuclear capabilities"
Washington, D.C., Washington DC, United States
"There is a special kind of Washington, D.C. genius that looks at the Middle East"

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