A question to ask before attacking Iran
"How does this end?" ask Elbridge Colby and Austin Long. Their answer: Not well. They advocate instead a policy of containment. I think they are right. Also, someone killed another Iranian nuclear scientist. What do the little grasshoppers think of this assassination program? I’d be interested in reading a history of targeted killings of weapons ...
"How does this end?" ask Elbridge Colby and Austin Long. Their answer: Not well. They advocate instead a policy of containment. I think they are right.
"How does this end?" ask Elbridge Colby and Austin Long. Their answer: Not well. They advocate instead a policy of containment. I think they are right.
Also, someone killed another Iranian nuclear scientist. What do the little grasshoppers think of this assassination program? I’d be interested in reading a history of targeted killings of weapons scientists and dealers. As I recall, the French killed arms dealers who were supplying the Algerian rebels during that war.
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