December 12, 2006

Uncle Sam's lonely predicament: Op-ed by CISAC's David Laitin

Among the most publicized recommendations of the Iraq Study Group is that the United States talk with its adversaries Iran and Syria in seeking peace in the Middle East. Talking with its allies may be a more difficult proposition, CISAC's David Laitin asserts in this New York Newsday op-ed. The Bush administration has alienated once-strong U.S. allies, and winning back their trust could take years, Laitin writes.

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