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Sunday, February 27, 2011

postheadericon Another lesson of the crises in the Middle East

The unrest that continues to grip the Middle East is, first and foremost, a reminder of a truth that is too often forgotten: The desire to live in dignity is more powerful than any dictator or army.
 
It’s also a reminder of another truth that most would prefer to overlook: our ability to discern the geopolitical signs of the times remains remarkably poor. Recent history is replete with examples of such failures â€" failures to predict as well as predictions that turned out to be incorrect, often egregiously so.

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