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The story of a defeat

Michael Totten’s analysis of Lebanon reminds readers that determined groups with clear ideology, force tend to win, at least in the MidEast

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iranian anti-aircraft missile_311 reuters
(photo credit: Stringer Iran / Reuters)
ByJONATHAN SPYER
APRIL 21, 2011 19:58
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