Wednesday, March 14, 2012

What JFK Can Teach Obama About Dealing With Iran

Kennedy, like Obama, had concluded that what key U.S. allies in the region were pushing for?unilateral U.S. military intervention?was the worst of a set of bad options. Meanwhile, U.S. allies outside the region, whose support was needed for any serious international sanctions regime to work, were counseling diplomacy and patience with equal passion. Kennedy, like Obama, looked for just the right mix of political, intelligence, and military activities to keep friends and influence enemies. In the end, Kennedy got what he wanted: an acceptable status quo in the country without a U.S. invasion. But it wasn?t easy.

Source: http://feeds.slate.com/click.phdo?i=2a453874b17c5f8ce19e4af411da34b2

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