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If we can deter the Soviet Union, if we can deter North Korea, why on earth can't we deter Iran? ”

We all have the right to comment about each other. ”

There may be circumstances in which damaging our relationship with countries over human rights is counterproductive and the benefits to human rights may be very small because of our limited capacity to enforce our stance. That was the dilemma the United States faced after Tiananmen Square. ”

It is in the U.S. interest to engage Iran in serious negotiations - on both regional security and the nuclear challenge it poses. ”

War triggers unforeseeable military dynamics and sets off massive political shocks, creating new problems as well as new opportunities. ”

Missing from much of the public debate is discussion of the simple fact that lurking behind every terroristic act is a specific political antecedent. That does not justify either the perpetrator or his political cause. Nonetheless, the fact is that almost all terrorist activity originates from some political conflict and is sustained by it as well. ”

Democrats should insist that a pluralistic democracy such as ours rely on bipartisanship in formulating a foreign policy based on moderation and the nuances of the human condition. ”

The public has been told repeatedly that terrorism is 'evil,' which it undoubtedly is, and that 'evildoers' are responsible for it, which doubtless they are. But beyond these justifiable condemnations, there is a historical void. ”

America's decline would set in motion tectonic shifts undermining the political stability of the entire Middle East. ”

Because America is a democracy, public support for presidential foreign-policy decisions is essential. ”