Have just finished reading an eighty page report by Dr Dan Plesch and Martin Butcher entitled, “Considering a war with Iran: A discussion paper on WMD in the Middle East.”
It is a compelling read full of assumptions – yes – but balanced, and disturbing.
If the U.S. is truly contemplating a unilateral attack on Iran then [...]
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