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Iranian regime." In July 2008 he observed: ""The Iranians are playing a colossal game of chicken with us," and asked: "Does the international community have the will to take the short-term pain and disarm these guys, or accept the long-term pain of a region completely dominated by this regime? I think the world community has essentially come to grips with the fact that Iran is going to go nuclear."
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Winning the Long War: Retaking the
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Taking on Tehran: Strategies for Confronting the Islamic Republic
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Dismantling Tyranny: Transitioning Beyond Totalitarian Regimes
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Tehran Rising: Iran's Challenge to the United States
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Tehran Rising: Iran's Challenge to the United States
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