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The Iraq War was a mistake. Letting Iran get nukes would be worse.

JL;DR SUMMARY In this analysis, Joshua Hoffman argues that the lessons of the Iraq War should not impede decisive action against Iran's nuclear ambitions. 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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United StatesMiddle EastIranMilitary StrategyNuclear WeaponsDiplomacyGeopoliticsIraq WarProxy Warfare

Places mentioned

Baghdad, Iraq
"A statue of Saddam Hussein being toppled in Baghdad after the U.S. invasion of Iraq in 2003."
Iran
"This is why it is so puzzling to hear many critics oppose confronting the Islamic Republic of Iran."
Australia
"Many suspect that the Islamic Republic was behind the Bondi Beach Chanukah massacre in Australia in December."
Lebanon
"Hezbollah in Lebanon, militias in Iraq, the Assad regimes allies in Syria."
Syria
"Hezbollah in Lebanon, militias in Iraq, the Assad regimes allies in Syria."
Yemen
"In Yemen, Iranian support for the Houthis has prolonged a devastating conflict."
South Korea
"The world has already witnessed what happens when the international community allows a hostile regime to cross the nuclear threshold: North Korea."

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