US fails to isolate Iran from Arabs


	US fails to isolate Iran from Arabs

tabsey

1-15-2008 8:47 AM

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Thewhole article is worth a read.

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1-15-2008 2:11 PM

kmcolo

If this is more than window dressing, I would be surprised. But if it is, it is yet another of our Dear Leader's failures.

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