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Meridor answers a question about waning U.S. support for involvement in the Middle East by making a case for why involvement is so important.
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Meridor talks about the changing nature of the threat, Hezbollah, Hamas and other 'non-state' actors. He proposes multiple solutions to the problem.
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Meridor compares the European approach to terrorism with the approach of the United States.
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Merridor believes that the U.S. must reduce its oil dependency to stabilize the Middle East.
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Meridor supposes that it may be because Muslim societies are struggling to make it in the world and the internal conflict in these societies is being exported to the rest […]
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Meridor identifies the U.S. as the leader for guarding the children of the world in the war on terror.
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Zakheim lays out what his vision of the Iraq War and nation building.
Solving the Israeli-Palestinian issue will not solve the problems in the Middle East, Zakheim says.
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Like Rodney Dangerfield, Russia need sa little more respect.
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Zakheim feels that Jews should not give up on an ancient dream.
Zakheim talks about the difficulty of keeping qualified people interested in government.
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Zakheim talks about the problems of large bureaucracies, missing money at the Pentagon, and Donald Rumsfeld's forgotten legacy.
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Zakheim discusses Islamic fundamentalism in the context of the Jewish and Christian reformations.
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Zakheim talks about what it means to be American.
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Zakheim worries about Russia's policies it home and its cozy ties to Iran.
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Zakheim lays out his vision for U.S. policy in the Middle East.
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We need allies at home and abroad, says Zakheim.
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Zakheim, on what makes a great president.
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Zakheim talks about the changing values in America and the shifting balance of power in government.
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Though the two nations have similar values, Zakheim says they exist in very different geopolitical contexts.