by vagabond » Fri Apr 06, 2012 11:03 pm
Reviving this.
Just finished the book and found it, four years later, to be somewhat prescient, especially with what's happening in Bahrain, the renewed sanctions on Iran, etc. I would be curious what Baer has to say about the Arab Spring as well. It would seem no one in the Obama regime has read it as their actions seem to be counter to the logical actions Baer says would help ameliorate the Iran problem.
Anyway, a good read and provides an interesting prism through which to look at the current situation in the ME.
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