Either the new Iraqi government with U.S. backing starts to fix Iraq's problems or continued failures will propel Iraqis in to the arms of the militias, likely generating a full-blown civil war.
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I think it's clear Iran is trying to acquire all aspects of the fuel cycle, there is evidence they are considering doing some research on weapons but no one knows if they are going to cross the threshold of weapons.Kenneth Pollack
This is a paranoid regime. Even if the development of the Caucasus airfields even if it weren't about them, they would assume it was about them. So that in and of itself will likely provoke a response. The Iranians are not inert targets If they started to think we were moving in the direction of a military move against them, they would start fighting us right away.
Kenneth Pollack
Having a good constitution is far more important than having an immediate constitution.
Kenneth Pollack
I think it's unlikely that President Bush will choose to involve himself as deeply in Middle East peace negotiations as say President Clinton or President Carter did before him. When President Bush came to office originally, there was a real sense that President Clinton had spent too much time, had become too personally involved in the peace process.
Kenneth Pollack
Iran is at least five years away from having a working nuclear weapon.
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