Fighting fire with diplomacy: "for the 21st century, the U.S.-Iran relationship will frame the structure and dynamics of the Middle East. We must be sure of our actions and wise with our words. The prospects for peace that have eluded all nations of the Middle East for so long may be on the edge of a convergence of historic intersects.".(USA Looks at the World)

From: USA Today (Magazine) | Date: May 1, 2007| Author: | Copyright information

AMERICA'S relationship with the Middle East--and, in particular, Iran--is at the center of some of the most important strategic challenges that the U.S. faces today and in the future: energy security, our nation's relationship with the Islamic world, and the future of the greater Middle East. Underline the latter, as many of the world's historic and vital interests intersect in the Middle East. At present, this region is more combustible and dangerous than at any time in modem history. It is experiencing political upheaval driven by the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, religious and ...

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