Iran’s current nuclear program must be understood as part of a broader challenge to the United States and the existing order in the Middle East, a challenge that began a quarter century ago when the first wave of suicide bombings in the region hit Lebanon.
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Irrespective of the ambiguities of politics in the Levant, the United States should move to bolster the "precarious republic" that is Lebanon by increasing economic, development and security assistance. This will allow the Lebanese state to more swiftly consolidate the fragile gains it has made since the withdrawal of Syrian troops four years ago.
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